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463.
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JOHN DE SEGRAVE ‘le Uncle.’ |
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Writ, 25 October, 17 Edward III. |
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KENT. |
Inq. taken at Pynyndenne on Monday after All Saints, 17 Edward III. |
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Folkeston. The manor (extent given) held, by the courtesy of England, of the inheritance of Juliana his wife deceased, of the king in chief by service of half a knight’s fee, and paying for the ward of the castle of Dover 5s. yearly and doing one suit at the county(court) of Kent every fourth week. He held nothing of the said inheritance in the county of other lords.
He died on Thursday next [after] the Translation of St. Edward the King, 17 Edward III. John his son, aged 29 years, is next heir of the said Juliana.
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Writ, 25 October, 17 Edward III. |
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ESSEX. |
Monday after All Saints, 17 Edward III.
Mortone [or Mertone (sic)]. A moiety of the manor (extent given) held, by the courtesy of England as above, of the king in chief by service of petty serjeanty, viz.—that he and the tenant of the other moiety of the said manor shall together find a horse, price 10s., and a sack of leather, with an iron skewer (uno chevili de ferro) for attaching the said sack, for forty days at his own costs in the king’s army in Wales. He held no other lands &c. in the county.
He died on Thursday next before St. Luke last. Heir as above, aged 30 years and more.
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Writ, 25 October, 17 Edward III. |
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Endorsed by the escheator that he has taken into the king’s hand the manor of Lodenhalle, which manor, with 2a. land which the said John held of John de Hales, is worth 6l. 5s. 9 1/2d. yearly. He held no other lands &c. in the bailiwick on the day he died.
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NORFOLK. |
Inq. Sunday after All Saints, 17 Edward III. |
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Loddon. A manor called Loddenehalle (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a moiety of a quarter of a knight’s fee, rendering 6d. yearly at the manor of Fornesete for ‘waytefe’ due to the king’s castle of Norwich; and 2a. land held of John de Hales, knight (chivaler), by service of 6d. yearly. He held no more lands &c. in the county.
He died on Thursday next after the Translation of St. Edward the King, 17 Edward III. Heir as above, aged 29 years.
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C. Edw. III. File 70 (1.) |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 38. |
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464.
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ALICE, LATE THE WIFE OF STEPHEN DE LOVERAS. |
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Writ, 1 December, 17 Edward III. |
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DORSET. |
Inq. taken at Byere on Monday, the feast of St. Thomas the Martyr, 17 Edward III. |
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Estmorden. Two parts of the manor held of John Mautravers the younger, for her life, by service of rendering to him 8s. yearly; and the said John holds the same of the king in chief by serjeanty and rendering 8s. yearly at the king’s exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff of Dorset.
She held no other lands &c. for her life of the king in chief or of any other in the county.
She died on Tuesday next before the feast of St. Edmund the Bishop last. Heir unknown, because she was born out of the county and had no lawful heir of her body.
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Writ of plenius certiorari as to what estate the said Stephen and Alice had in the abovesaid two parts of the manor of Estmorden, and by what sort of serjeanty the said John held of the king, 4 January, 17 Edward III. |
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DORSET. |
Inq. taken at Blaneford on Thursday after St. Hilary, 17 Edward III. |
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Estmordon. Ingelram Berenger, who held two parts of the manor of the king by service of petty serjeanty, viz.—rendering 8s. yearly, at the king’s exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff of Dorset, granted the said two parts to Stephen Loveras and Alice his wife, to hold of the king by the services aforesaid for their lives, by fine levied in the king’s court three weeks from Easter, 19 Edward II, with the king’s licence, with reversion to the said Ingelram or his heirs; and such estate the said Stephen and Alice had in the said two parts and no other. And the said Ingelram on Monday next after the Invention of the Holy Cross, 1 Edward III, by his writing granted the reversion of the said two parts to John Mautravers, the younger, and his heirs for ever, to hold of the king as above; by virtue whereof the said Stephen and Alice attorned to the said John on Monday next after St. Augustine, 1 Edward III, and did fealty to him and thenceforth paid him yearly the services due from the said two parts, and the said John yearly paid the same services at the king’s exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff of Dorset; and so the said two parts were held of the said John as above from the said day last noted, and those services formerly belonged to the king as chief lord of the said tenements. The serjeanty expressed in the writ is the petty serjeanty as noted above.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (2.) |
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465.
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ROBERT DARCY of Stretton. |
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Writ, 1 February, 17 Edward III. |
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SURREY. |
Inq. taken at Ledrede, 5 April, 17 Edward III. |
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Pachenesham. The manor (extent given) held jointly with Joan his wife, who still survives; whereof a moiety is held of the prior of Merton, as of his manor of Ewell, by service of rendering to him 20s. yearly and suit at his court at Ewell every three weeks, and the other moiety is held of Robert de Northwode, lord of Gattone, by service of rendering to him 5s. yearly.
Margaret his daughter, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
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Writ, 1 February, 17 Edward III. |
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. 20 February, 17 Edward III. |
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Dunston. The manor held jointly, for their lives, with Joan his wife, who still survives, of the king in chief by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee, with remainder to John de Argentham and Margaret his wife and the heirs of the body of the said Margaret, with the king’s licence, as well for term of life as in tail, as is more fully contained in the king’s charter.
Stalyngburgh. Divers tenements held jointly as above, with remainder to the said John and Margaret according to the form of the said gift, of Gilbert de Umframvill, earl of Angos, by service of rendering a sparrow-hawk or 2s. yearly.
Great Stretton. The manor held jointly as above, to the said Robert and Joan and the heirs male of their bodies, according to a feoffment made thereof by William de Kyme, knight, of the heirs of the said William de Kyme in chief by service of a rose yearly.
Margaret, daughter of the said Robert and Joan and wife of the said John de Argentham, knight, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (3.) |
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466.
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PETER DE VEEL or LE VEEL. |
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Writ, 6 March, 17 Edward III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at New Salisbury on Thursday in the fourth week of Lent, 17 Edward III. |
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Ablyngton. A messuage and two carucates of land (extent given) held jointly with Katherine his wife, by fine levied in the king’s court, of Henry Sturmy by service of a sore sparrow-hawk or 2s. yearly.
Alton. A messuage and two carucates of land (extent given) held jointly with Katherine his wife, by fine levied in the king’s court at Alton, of the earl of Lancaster by service of half a knight’s fee.
He was drowned in the sea and the day of his death is unknown. John his son, aged 6 years, is his next heir.
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Writ, 6 March, 17 Edward III. |
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DEVON. |
Inq. taken at Exeter on Thursday in Easter week, 17 Edward III. |
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Velehalle in Plymton Earls. A messuage, 3a. wood and 10l. yearly rent, held jointly with Katherine his wife, by fine levied in the king’s court, of Hugh de Courtenay, earl of Devon, by service of 6d. or a pair of gilt spurs.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 6 March, 17 Edward III. |
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GLOUCESTER. |
Inq. [3] April, 17 Edward III. |
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Torteworth. The manor (extent given) held in chief of Margaret, late the wife of Nicholas de Moeles, by service of a fifth part of a knight’s fee.
Charfelde. The manor (extent given) held in chief of Hugh Daudele, earl of Gloucester, by service of a knight’s fee.
Date of death unknown. Peter his son, aged 16 years and more at the feast of St. Michael last, is his next heir.
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Writ, 20 March, 17 Edward III. |
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SOMERSET. |
Inq. Tuesday in Easter week, 17 Edward III. |
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Norton Veel by Taunton. The manor held of the manor of Cheselburgh by homage, fealty and scutage, viz.—15d. when it runs at 40s. John de Sancto Claro, who is tenant of the manor of Cheselburgh, is a minor and in the king’s wardship.
He held no other lands &c. in the bailiwick.
Date of death unknown because he was drowned in the sea, as the jurors understand. Heir as last above, aged 15 years.
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Writ to the escheator in co. Gloucester, reciting the above inquisition; and whereas the king now understands that the said manor of Torteworth is held of him in chief, and not of Margaret de Meoles, and that the said inquisition was taken by men procured and suspected, at the suit of the said Margaret, to the taking away from the king of the wardship of the lands &c. which were of the said Peter; if he shall find that the manor is held of the king in chief, he is to take it into the king’s hand &c. until further order; 1 July, 17 Edward III. |
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GLOUCESTER. |
Inq. 7 July, 17 Edward III. |
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Torteworthe. The said Peter held the manor in chief of Margaret, late the wife of Nicholas de Meoles, by knight’s service.
Charfeld. He held the manor of the earl of Gloucester by knight’s service.
He held no other tenements of the king in the bailiwick.
Date of death unknown. Peter his son, aged 16 years and more at the feast of St. Michael last, is his next heir.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (4.) |
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E. Inq. p.m. File 9. (3.) |
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467.
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JOHN SON OF INGELRAM BERENGER. |
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Writ, 29 September, 17 Edward III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at Wilton on Tuesday before St. Denis, 17 Edward III. |
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Eblesbourne Wak. The said John held no lands &c. in the county, because long before his death he demised the manor of Eblesbourne Wak, without the king’s licence, to William West and Nicholas de Loundres, to them and their heirs for ever, together with the reversion of a moiety of the manor, which moiety John le Mareschal and Maud his wife hold for the life of the said Maud; which manor and moiety the said John held of the king in chief, before the said demise, by service of finding the king an armed man in his army in England for forty days at his own cost; and the said William and Nicholas, having had full and peaceful seisin of the said manor and reversion, demised the same, without the king’s licence, to Emma, late the wife of the said John Berenger, to hold for her life of the king and his heirs by the accustomed services, with remainder to the right heirs of the said John Berenger; and for that cause, before the coming of the writ, the escheator seized the said manor into the king’s hand.
He died on Friday before the feast of St. Michael, 17 Edward III. Ingelram his son, aged 2 years, is his next heir.
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Writ, 29 September, 17 Edward III. |
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SOUTHAMPTON. |
Inq. Wednesday before St. Luke, 17 Edward III. |
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Wynemanestone, Swathelyngg and Wolhop. 4a. meadow, 8a. wood, and 62s. 2d. yearly rent, held of the king in chief at fee farm, viz. rendering 20s. yearly at the king’s exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff.
Shupton. The manor held jointly with Emma his wife, who still survives, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder to the right heirs of the aforesaid Ingelram, of John de la Ware by service of a rose yearly.
He died 25 September, 17 Edward III. Ingelram his son, aged 2 years on Thursday next before the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 17 Edward III, is his next heir.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in co. Wilts, the king having been given to understand that the said John did not demise the manor of Eblesbourn Wak with the reversion aforesaid in the form aforesaid, but was seised on the day he died of the said manor, 18 October, 17 Edward III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at Wilton on Monday before SS. Simon and Jude, 17 Edward III. |
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Eblesbourne Wak. The said John by his writing on Friday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross last demised the manor, and the reversion of a moiety of the manor, which moiety John le Mareschal and Maud his wife hold for the life of the said Maud, which said manor and moiety are held of the king in chief, to William West and Nicholas de Loundres, to them and their heirs for ever; by virtue of which demise the said William and Nicholas were seised of the said manor for seven days before the death of the said John, and continued their seisin peacefully for another seven days until Thursday next after the feast of St. Michael next following, when they demised the said manor to Emma, late the wife of the said John, to hold for her life, with remainder to the right heirs of the said John for ever; and the said Emma continued her seisin peacefully for five days until Monday next after the aforesaid feast of St. Michael, when the king’s escheator took the said manor into the king’s hand. As to the reversion of a moiety of the said manor, the said John and Maud never attorned to the said William and Nicholas, nor to the said Emma for the same. The aforesaid demise was not made in any fraud of the king, that the king should lose the wardship of the lands &c. of the said John Berenger.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to John Mauduyt and William Randolf, the king having been given to understand that the said John Berenger was seised of the manor of Eblesborne Wak on the day he died, and that the demise or alienation in the form aforesaid was not made, and that the said John held on the day he died divers lands &c. in cos. Wilts, Southampton, Somerset and Dorset, 18 November, 17 Edward III. |
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Endorsed that the said John and William have taken inquisitions in cos. Southampton and Wilts, but none in Somerset and Dorset, for the said John never had any lands &c. therein.
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at New Salisbury on Thursday after St. Nicholas, 17 Edward III. |
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Eblesborne Wak. Robert Lok and Thomas de Tydolveshyde came there on Friday next after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 17 Edward III, asserting that they were attorneys of John Berenger for delivering to William West and Nicholas de London seisin of the said manor, according to the tenor of a charter made by the aforesaid John to the same William and Nicholas, at Shupton, co. Southampton, and by a letter of attorney made there, which they shewed, by virtue whereof the said Robert and Thomas then delivered to the said William and Nicholas seisin of a moiety of the said manor, excepting the rents and services of the prior of Brummore, John Barettour. Henry le Clerk, John le Nywe and William Shottere, free tenants of the same moiety of the manor, who render yearly 42s. for all services and who did not attorn, to hold to the same William and Nicholas and their heirs for ever; who continued their seisin for fourteen days following and then demised the said moiety of the manor, except the rents and services abovesaid, to Emma, late the wife of the said John, to hold for her life, with remainder to the right heirs of the said John for ever; by which demise the said Emma continued her seisin until Monday after the feast of St. Michael then next following, on which day John Mauduyt, the king’s escheator, took the said moiety of the manor, together with other lands &c. which were of the said John, into the king’s hand. In the demise or alienation aforesaid no fraud took place for taking away from the king the wardship of all the lands &c. of the said John or otherwise. The said John died seised of the lordship and reversion of the other moiety of the said manor, which John le Mareschal and Maud his wife held of him, for the life of the said Maud. The whole manor is held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Alvedeston. The manor held jointly with the said Emma his wife for their lives, with remainder to the right heirs of the said John for ever, of the abbess of Wilton at fee farm for 6l. 12s., 60 quarters of corn and malt, and 192 fleeces of sheep yearly.
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SOUTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Romeseygh on Tuesday after St. Nicholas, 17 Edward III. |
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Wynemanstone, Swathelyng and Wollop. 4a. meadow, 8a. wood, and 62s. 2d. rent, held of the king in chief at fee farm, viz. by rendering 20s. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff.
Schupton. The manor held jointly with Emma his wife, who still survives, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder to the right heirs of the said Ingelram, of John de la Ware by service of a rose yearly.
Snodynton. The manor held jointly as above, with remainder as above, of Thomas West by knight’s service, as of the manor of Nyweton by Alresford.
The said John Berenger on Thursday next after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 17 Edward III, made at Schupton a certain charter of feoffment in fee simple of his manor of Eblesborne Wak, co. Wilts, and of the reversion of the moiety of the manor which John le Mareschal and Maud his wife hold for the life of the said Maud, to William West and Nicholas de Loundres, and, similarly, a certain letter of attorney to Robert Lock and Thomas Thyduleshyde, jointly and severally, for delivering seisin of the said manor to the said William and Nicholas, according to the tenor of the said charter; which Robert and Thomas on Friday next following proceeded to Eblesborne Wak, to deliver seisin of the said manor together with the reversion of a moiety of the manor. In the said alienation no fraud took place &c.
He held no other lands &c. in fee in the county.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (5.) |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. Nos. 39 & 45. |
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468.
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JOHN SON OF INGELRAM BERENGER. |
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Writ (undated). |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at Wilton, 3 October, 18 Edward III. |
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Eblesborne Wak. He held no lands &c. in the county on the day he died, for long before his death he demised a moiety of the manor, with the reversion of the other moiety which John le Mareschall, knight (chivaler), and Maud his wife hold for the life of the said Maud, to William West and Nicholas de Loundres, and their heirs for ever.
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WILTS. |
Extent, Thursday after All Saints, 18 Edward III. |
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Eblesbourn Wak. The manor (extent given).
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 45. |
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469.
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HENRY DE FERARIIS or DE FERRARIIS. |
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Writ, 16 September, 17 Edward III. |
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SALOP. |
Inq. taken at Shrewsbury (Salop’), 22 October, 17 Edward III. |
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Lodelowe. A moiety of the township (extent given) held for his life of the inheritance of Isabel his wife, who still survives; which moiety, with the other moiety of the said town, is held of the king in chief by service of half a knight’s fee.
Stoke upon Tyrne. The manor (extent given) held for life as above, of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
William his son, aged 13 years at the feast of St. Michael last, is his next heir.
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. taken at Stafford, 18 October, 17 Edward III. |
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Tetunhale. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by homage and fealty, without doing any other service.
Wotton. The hamlet, which is parcel of the manor of Alveton, (extent given) held for his life, as abovesaid, of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 22 September, 17 Edward III. |
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ESSEX. |
Inq. Thursday after the octave of St. Michael, 17 Edward III. |
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Neuport. The manor (extent given), including assised rent as well of Bilchaungre as of Neuport, ‘wardpans,’ toll of the market there and of the town, with ‘stalpans’ and liberty of the town on Easter Eve, and a leet held on Tuesday after Mid-Lent, held, by the king’s grant to him and his heirs male, of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Stebbynge and Wodeham. The manors held jointly with Isabel his wife, by the grant of William Garing, vicar of the church of Stebbinge, and Hugh de Calk, rector of the church of Aylmaresthorp, to the said Henry and Isabel and the heirs of their bodies, of the earl of Lancaster by service of two knights’ fees.
Great Donmawe. Certain tenements called ‘Merkeshalle’ held jointly with lady Elizabeth de Bourgh, lady of Clare, and Isabel his own wife, by the grant of Robert de Merk, son of Robert de Merk, knight, to hold to the said Henry, Elizabeth and Isabel and to the heirs of the said Henry, of the chief lords of that fee, by the services thereto belonging. The said tenements are held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Boulogne, by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee; and are charged to pay 10l. yearly to the aforesaid Robert de Merk and his heirs.
He died on 15 September last. Heir as above, aged 10 [or 12] years and more.
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Writ, 26 September, 17 Edward III. Endorsed by the escheator that the said Henry had no lands &c. in co. Bedford. |
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BUCKINGHAM. |
Inq. Monday after St. Martin, 17 Edward III. |
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Ryseburgh. The manor (extent given), including a fish pond around the messuage and a park, held, by the king’s grant to him and his heirs male, of the king in chief, of the honour of Walyng(ford), by service of a knight’s fee. He held no other lands &c. in the bailiwick.
Date of death as above. Heir as above, aged 11 years and more.
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Writ, 26 September, 17 Edward III. |
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LEICESTER. |
Inq. Saturday after St. Denis, 17 Edward III (defaced). |
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Groby. The manor (extent given, with field-names), including parks called Bradegate Park and Groby Park, the court of Groby, and the court of a liberty called the honour of Wynton, which court and liberty the said Henry held jointly with Alice, late the wife of Henry de Bello Monte, and Maud, late the wife of Robert de Holand, of the pleas &c. whereof the said Maud has a ninth part, and of the residue the said Henry has a moiety and the said Alice the other moiety, held of the king in chief by homage and by service of a knight’s fee. The manor is charged to one Adam le Trompour in 100s. yearly rent for his life.
He died on Monday next after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross last. William his son, aged 11 years on Wednesday next after St. Gregory the Pope last, is his next heir.
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Writ, 26 September, 17 Edward III. |
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Northampton, 10 October, 17 Edward III. |
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He held no lands &c. as of fee in the county on the day he died.
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Writ to the escheator in cos. Warwick and Leicester, commanding him after taking her oath not to marry without the king’s licence, to assign to Isabel, late the wife of the said Henry, a third part of the manor of Groby, and of the said Henry’s pourparty of the court of the liberty of the honour of Wynton, and of the view of frankpledge in co. Leicester, and to deliver her the same to hold in dower, 10 December, 17 Edward III. |
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Endorsed by the escheator that in the presence of Hugh de Hastynges, knight, attorney of Philippa, queen of England, keeper of the said manor and pourparty, he caused the said third parts to be assigned and delivered to the said Isabel, the particulars whereof appear in the schedule annexed thereto.
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LEICESTER. |
Assignment of dower to Isabel, late the wife of the said Henry. |
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Groby. A third part of the manor (full extent given with field names and names of tenants) (undated).
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 17 April, 18 Edward III. |
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ESSEX. |
Extent taken at Chelmersford on Friday after St. Hilary, 19 Edward III. |
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Wodeham Ferrers. A quarter of a knight’s fee now held by Robert de Bourgth.
Gynge Joyberd Laundry. A quarter of a knight’s fee now held by the prioress of Ikelynton; and an eighth part of a knight’s fee now held by Hugh de Blunt [or le Blunt].
Chicche Ridel. A knight’s fee now held by the abbot of St. Osith; and a knight’s fee now held by the heirs of Laurence de Frowyk.
Fratyngge. A knight’s fee now held by Thomas de Chaddeworth, clerk.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 17 April, 18 Edward III. |
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WARWICK [and LEICESTER]. |
Extent taken at Warrewyk on Monday after St. Denis, 18 Edward III. |
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Lodbrok. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by John de Lodbrok.
Wolveye. A knight’s fee held by William de Harecourt.
Hyde, Eton and Sapcote. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William le Mareschal.
He held no more knights’ fees nor any advowsons of churches in the county.
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LEICESTER. |
Extent taken at Leycestre on Saturday before the feast of St. Michael, 18 Edward III. |
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Drayton. A knight’s fee held by Thomas de Welesbergh [or de Wolesbergh] and John de Hensee.
Berleston. A third part of a knight’s fee lately held by William Framory and Robert Botiller.
Sibbesdon, Shepeye and Hyham. Two knights’ fees held by Robert Burdet.
Sytheston. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Nicholas de Clenfeld.
Braundeston. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Robert Burdet.
Clenfeld. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by Robert Raven.
Ansty. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Marmaduke de Grendale.
Swythelond. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by John Waleys.
Burton and Upton. A knight’s fee held by Giles de Meygnill.
Sytheston. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Ralph de Nevill.
Hathern. A moiety of a knight’s fee lately held by Robert son of Adam.
Shenysby. A sixth part of a knight’s fee held by Robert le Baillif of Foston.
Dadlynton and Hyham. A knight’s fee held by Laurence de Hastynges, earl of Penbroch.
Barkeby. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the heir of William de Ros.
Shenysby. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by the prior of Chacoumbe in frankalmoin.
Waltham. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the abbot of Croxton in frankalmoin.
Thorp Ernald, Ailmersthorp, Thirneby, Petlyng, Busseby, Belgrave, Croppeston, Bernesby, Babbegrave and Atterton. A knight’s fee held by William la Zousche of Harryngworth.
Ullescroft. The advowson of the priory.
Charleye. The advowson of the priory.
No more knights’ fees nor advowsons of churches belonged to him in the county.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 19 April, 18 Edward III. |
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CAMBRIDGE. |
Inq. taken at Cambridge on Thursday the feast of the Ascension, 19 Edward III. |
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Trumpiton and Gritton. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by the said Henry de Ferariis, worth 10s. yearly at the time of the collection of scutage.
He had no advowson of a church in the county.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in co. Salop, for although by an inquisition made by the late escheator, it was found that the said Henry de Ferariis held no lands &c. in the county on the day he died of the king in chief, nevertheless it has been shown to the king, on behalf of Philippa queen of England, to whom the king granted the wardship of certain lands &c. which were of the said Henry, that Ralph de Ferariis, by colour of a certain grant made to him by the said Henry of 25l. rent yearly for the life of the said Henry from the manor of Claverley, which the said Henry held to him and the heirs male of his body of the king and his heirs by knight’s service by the king’s grant, entered, without the king’s licence, on the said manor and still occupies it, receiving unjustly the issues and profits thereof, pretending that he has a free tenement in the demesne thereof by the grant of the said Henry, when he has not, 1 July, 18 Edward III. |
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SALOP. |
Inq. made at Bruggenorth in the presence of William de Kirkeby, deputed for that purpose by Philippa, queen of England, and of Ralph de Ferariis, 18 September, 18 Edward III. |
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Claverleye. The said Henry held the manor to him and the heirs male of his body by the king’s grant, and granted to Ralph his brother 25l. rent, to be received yearly from the said manor for the life of the said Ralph, who has no other estate in the manor known to the country; which manor is worth 25l. yearly.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 24 February, 20 Edward III. |
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Northampton on Thursday the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 20 Edward III. |
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Asthrop Half a fee.
Farnyngho. A fee.
Both sometime held by William de Stapulton of the said Henry.
Little Brampton. Two fees and a half, of the little fee of Mortain, held by William Rosselyn of the said Henry.
Sprotton and Haldenby. A fee and a half, together with the advowson of the church of Haldenby, held by Thomas de Arderne of the said Henry.
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Writ, 8 August, 20 Edward III. |
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SALOP. |
Inq. made at Stoke upon Tyrne, 10 December, 20 Edward III. |
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Stoke. The manor held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Monte Gomery, of the inheritance of Isabel sometime his wife, by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Lodelowe. A moiety of the town held of the said inheritance; which moiety with the other moiety is held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Bradeford. The bailiwick of the hundred held, to him and his heirs male by the king’s charter, without doing any service.
He held no lands &c. in demesne or in service in the county.
He died before the feast of St. Michael, 17 Edward III, at Groby, co. Leicester.
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Extent or summary of the above knights’ fees and advowsons, with the variations there given within square brackets, divided into three parts. |
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With a memorandum that Thomas de Brayton and Roger de Cloune, clerks, on behalf of Philippa, queen of England, to whom the king had granted the wardship of the said lands &c. until the lawful age of the said Henry’s heir, came into the chancery at Westminster on 26 February, 21 Edward III, and undertook that the queen would consider herself content concerning the assignment of dower to be made according to the form of this schedule. (Undated.)
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (6.) |
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E. Inq. p.m. File 9. (7.) |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. Nos. 38 & 43. |
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470.
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JOHN DE BELLO CAMPO of Somersete. |
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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SOMERSET. |
Inq. taken at Somertone, 3 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Dundene. The manor (extent given), including a park containing 10a. of great wood, held of the abbot of Glastonbury, together with divers fees pertaining to the same, by service of eight knights’ fees.
Merschton. The manor held jointly with Margaret his wife, who still survives, of the earl of Hereford by service of half a knight’s fee.
He died on Wednesday next before the feast of St. Dunstan last. John his son, aged 12 years and more, is his next heir.
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SOMERSET. |
Inq. taken at Midsomeres Norton, 6 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Welweton. The manor (extent given), with its members of Widecombe and Norton, held of the king in chief by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Schepton Malet. A moiety of the manor (extent given) held of the abbot of Glastonbury by service of a knight’s fee.
Date of death and heir as above.
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SOMERSET. |
Inq. 2 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Hacche. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Murifeld. A messuage, lands, a moiety of a water-mill, and rent (extent given), held of the abbot of Athelengnye by service of 28s. yearly.
Stockelinche. A messuage and a virgate of land (extent given) held of Sir John de Mohun, lord of Dunsterr, by service of a fifth, part of a knight’s fee.
Shepton Beauchamp. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of half a knight’s fee.
Stoke under Hamedon. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Date of death and heir as above.
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DORSET. |
Inq. 29 July, 17 Edward III. |
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Sturmenstre Mareschal. 100a. arable, 10a. meadow, 16s. 8d. assised rent, and pleas &c. of the court and of a fourth part of the hundred (court) of Luseburgh, held of the king in chief by service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee and by homage. He held nothing of any other there.
Date of death and heir as above.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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DEVON. |
Inq. taken at Exeter on Tuesday after the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, 17 Edward III. |
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Boltebury. A messuage and a carucate of land held of the king in chief for a quarter of a knight’s fee. He held no other lands of other lords in the county.
He died on 20 May by the relation of some (aliorum). Heir as above, aged 13 years and more.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. Endorsed by the escheator that the said John had no lands &c. in co. Bedford, so far as he could inquire. |
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BUCKINGHAM. |
Inq. Monday after the Assumption, 17 Edward III. |
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Dorton by Brehulle. A capital messuage, 120a. arable, 8a. meadow, two pieces of wood, and 6l. 8s. 2d. assised rent, held of the earl of Gloucester by knight’s service, quantity unknown. He held no other lands &c. in the county, so far as the jurors can inquire.
He died on 14 May, 17 Edward III. Heir as above, aged 13 years.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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KENT. |
Inq. Thursday after the Assumption, 17 Edward III. |
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Sellyngge by Monekehorton. A moiety of the manor held of the king in chief by homage and service of a moiety of a knight’s fee, and paying 5s. yearly for the ward of the castle of Dover and doing one suit at the king’s court of Redlevet every three weeks. He held nothing in the county of other lords.
Date of death unknown. Heir as above, aged 13 years.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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CAMBRIDGE. |
Inq. 14 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Dullyngham. A moiety of the manor (extent given) held of the abbot of St. Wandrille’s (Wandregesili) in free socage and by service of 1/2d. yearly.
Date of death unknown. Heir as above, aged 14 years and more.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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BERKS. |
Inq. 4 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Maydenecote. A messuage and a carucate of land (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Date of death unknown. Heir as above, aged 16 years and more.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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GLOUCESTER [now MONMOUTH]. |
Inq. 9 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Magor. A toft, 4a. meadow, 3a. pasture and 50s. 3d. rent, held of the king in chief by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee.
He held no land in the bailiwick of any other lord.
Date of death and age of heir unknown.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. Saturday after St. James the Apostle, 17 Edward III. |
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Westkyngton. A messuage and two carucates of land (extent given), held of the king in chief by service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
Date of death unknown. Heir as above, aged 13 years.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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MIDDLESEX. |
Inq. 12 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Scheperton. The manor (full extent given) held of the abbot and convent of Westminster for 10l. (decem libros denar’) rent sec yearly. And he granted to Alice Raghener for her life 13s. 4d. yearly rent from the said manor; and to John Corbyn for his life 3qrs. of maslin (mixtil’) and 12d. yearly.
Date of death unknown. Heir as above, aged 13 years and more.
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Writ, 2 July, 17 Edward III. |
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SUFFOLK. |
Inq. 1 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Littelehagh in Norton. The manor (extent given) held of the abbot of St. Wandrille’s in free socage by service of 1d. yearly; whereof Hugh de Saxham and Rose his wife, as tenants of the manor of Norton for the life of the said Rose of the inheritance of Edmund de Pakenham, have by right been accustomed to receive the profit of 20a. meadow yearly during the quinzaines before and after St. John the Baptist, for the maintenance of their horses for the maintenance of firebote (focag’) in the said manor of Littlehagh, to be taken yearly in the wood of the said manor of Norton, and from the same time the said 20a. lie in common according to the custom of the country.
He died in parts beyond the seas, date at present unknown. Heir as above, aged 14 years and more.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 20 September, 17 Edward III. |
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MIDDLESEX. |
Inq. 6 October, 17 Edward III. |
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Scheperton. The advowson of the church.
He held no more advowsons nor any knights’ fees in the county.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 20 September, 17 Edward III. |
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SOMERSET and DORSET. |
Inq. taken at Somerton, 3 October, 17 Edward III. |
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DORSET. |
Frome and Wynterborn. A knight’s fee held by Robert Fitzpayn.
Frome Bonevilleston. A knight’s fee held by the said Robert.
Waye Hamondevill. A knight’s fee held by the said Robert.
Westmourden. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by John Syfrewast.
Wynterborn. A knight’s fee held by Philip son of William.
Gatemershton. A quarter of a knight’s fee of Mortain held by Idonia de Beauchamp; and a quarter of a knight’s fee of Mortain held by John Brice.
Strete. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by the abbot of Forde.
Cernemue. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by the same abbot.
Wynterborn Watecombe. A knight’s fee held by Walter de Musters.
Waye. A knight’s fee held by John Quyntyn.
Wynterborn Germeyn. A knight’s fee held by Robert de Faryngdon.
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Sokdeneys. Two knights’ fees of Mortain held by Nicholas Bonevill.
Craucombe. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Simon de Craucombe; and a knight’s fee and a half held by the prioress of Stoudlegh.
Mordon. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Reginald de Blaunkmareys, Philip de Cauntelou and brother Roger Syfrewast.
Sokdeneys. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Emery Paunsefout.
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DORSET. |
Wynterborn Necholeston. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William de Beuham.
Wynterborn Seint Martyn. A knight’s fee held by John Musket.
Sturmenstre Mareschal. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Richard Turbervill and Roger Chaumpaigne.
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SOMERSET. |
Shepton Beauchamp. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William Sarazyn, John le Frye of Bergh and John de Ashlond; and a twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Roger Trigel and John de Bergh of Shepton.
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DORSET. |
Wynterborn Heryng. A knight’s fee held by the abbot of Bynedon in frank almoin.
All the above-named knights’ fees he held of the king as of the manors of Hacche Beauchamp, Shepton Beauchamp and Stoke under Hamedon, which are held of the king in chief.
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SOMERSET. |
Culve, Perers and Herscome, Estyngton, Brumpton, Horecome, Scyndreston and Hamme, Soundon, and Lodewyk. Six fees and a half held by Simon de Furneux.
Forde. A knight’s fee held by the prior of Worspryng in frank almoin.
Pokynton. A knight’s fee held by William del Ilde.
La Wode. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Simon de Ralegh.
Haweye. A knight’s fee held by Edward de Stradelyng.
Coripoul, Hescombe, Saunford and More. A knight’s fee and a half held by Simon de Bradeneye.
Enemere, Sutton and Ake. Five knights’ fees held by John Malet.
Chauton. A knight’s fee held by Walter de Chauton.
Littelton, Wolmerston, Wolwerston, Haddeworth and Tokerton. A knight’s fee and a half held by James de Audele.
Sutton and Budekelegh. A knight’s fee held by Reginald Husee.
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DORSET. |
Styntesford. A knight’s fee held by John de Sunynghull.
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SOMERSET. |
Draicote. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by John de Draicote.
Lymyngton. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Ralph Fitzbernard; and a knight’s fee held by the heir of Todenham.
Erneshulle. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Ralph de Middelnye.
Lymyngton. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Roger de Welesford.
Compton. A fifth part of a knight’s fee held by John de Ivethorn; a tenth part of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Robert Warde; a quarter of a knight’s fee held by the heir of Richard Carpyn; a tenth part of a knight’s fee held by the heir of Adam Garskoyn; and a twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by the heir of Henry Garscoyn.
Donden. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by the heir of Robert Waleys.
Compton. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Peter Vocle; and a quarter of a knight’s fee held by John Fraunceys.
Shepton Malet. A fifth part of a knight’s fee held by Robert Martyn.
Budekelegh. A virgate of land held for a (certain) quantity of a knight’s fee by Henry de Molyns.
Lymyngton. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the prior of Bradenestoke.
All the before-named fees the said John held of the abbot of Glastonbury as of the manors of Donden and Shepton Malet, which he held of the abbot in chief; and all, whether greater or less, are worth nothing yearly, unless on the death of a tenant, when each fee is worth during wardship and marriage 40s. yearly, except the fees in frank almoin.
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Hacche. The advowson of the church.
Shepton Beauchamp. The advowson of the church.
Shepton Malet. The advowson of the church alternately.
Stokelynch Maudeleyne. The advowson of the church.
Lymyngton. The advowson of the church.
He had on the day he died the patronage of the free chapel of St. Nicholas, Stoke under Hamedon, of which there is a chief priest, who is called provost, with a college of five chaplains, whom he [the said John] ought to present, and the king, in time of wardship, ought to present the aforesaid provost on his election by his aforesaid brother chaplains, and collate to the benefice (conferre beneficium) the other chaplains of the said college, in time of voidance, with the consent of the provost of the said place and of his said fellows.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in co. Suffolk &c. the king having been given to understand that the manor of Littelhawe is held of him in chief by knight’s service, 12 January, 17 Edward III. |
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SUFFOLK. |
Inq. 26 March, 18 Edward III. |
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Littelehagh in Norton. The manor is held of the king as of the honour of Boulogne by knight’s service, quantity unknown. The lands &c. of the said manor in Thurston and Tostoke are held of the abbot of St. Edmund’s by service of one suit at the abbot’s hundred (court) of Thedwardestre and by service of 12d. ‘wardefe’ yearly.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in co. Cambridge, the king having been given to understand that the manor of Dullyngham is held of him in chief by knight’s service, 12 April, 18 Edward III. |
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CAMBRIDGE. |
Inq. taken at Dullyngham 4 May, 18 Edward III. |
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Dullyngham. The manor is held of the abbot of St. Wandrille’s, whether by knight’s service or in socage the jurors know not; but John Gowe, Richard Matefrey and Simon Camppe hold in Dullyngham of the said manor by knight’s service lands and tenements which were of William Avered, and do for them those [services] which pertain to knight’s service. The manor is not held of the king in chief by knight’s service.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the same effect, 24 May, 18 Edward III. |
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CAMBRIDGE. |
Inq. taken at Newmarket 16 June, 18 Edward III. |
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Dullyngham. The manor was held of the king in chief by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
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Writ of plenius certiorari to the escheator in Somerset and Dorset, the king being given to understand that the said John held of him in chief more knights’ fees in the bailiwick than are contained in the certificate made by the late escheator, 12 February, 19 Edward III. |
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Endorsed by the escheator that there are no more fees that were of the said John than those certified by the late escheator unless contained in the annexed extent.
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SOMERSET, DORSET [and DEVON.] |
Inq. taken at Mountagu, 6 May, 19 Edward III. |
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Frome and Wynterborn. A knight’s fee held by Robert FizPayn.
Frome Bonvilleston. A knight’s fee held by the said Robert.
Waye Hamundevyle. A knight’s fee held by the said Robert.
Westmourden. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by John Syfrewast.
Wynterborn. A knight’s fee held by Philip son of William.
Gatemersshton. A quarter of a knight’s fee of Mortain held by Idonia de Beauchamp; and a quarter of a knight’s fee of Mortain held by John Brice.
Strete. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by the abbot of Forde.
Cernemewe. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by the same abbot.
Wynterborn Watecoumbe. A knight’s fee held by Walter de Musters.
Weye. A knight’s fee held by John Quyntyn.
Wynterborn Germyn. A knight’s fee held by Robert de Farendon.
Sokdeneys. Two knights’ fees of Mortain held by Nicholas de Bolevill.
Craucomb. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Simon de Croucomb; and a knight’s fee and a half of Mortain held by the prioress of Stoudleigh.
Mourdon. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Reginald de Blankmareys, Philip de Cauntelo and brother Roger Syfrewast.
Sokdeneys. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by Emery Paunsefout.
All the fees, greater and smaller, above named are held of the king in chief, as of the manors of Hach Beauchamp, Stok under Hamedon and Shepton Beauchamp, for four knights’ fees of Mortain, and are worth nothing yearly, except what may happen on the death of tenants, and then each fee is worth yearly, during wardship and marriage, 40s., saving the right of other chief lords, as of the priority of enfeoffment, which cannot be extended at present, and also excepting reliefs, scutages and reasonable aids.
Tale. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by John de Beauchamp of Ryme.
Wynterborn Nicoleston. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William de Beauchamp.
Wynterborn St. Martin. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by John Musket.
Sturmynstre Mareschal. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Richard Turbervill and Roger Champayne.
Shepton Beauchamp. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William Sarazyn, John le Frye and William de Asshelonde.
Kulve. A knight’s fee held by Simon de Furniaux.
Pereres and Herscomb. A knight’s fee held by the same Simon.
Astyngton. A knight’s fee held by the same.
Brumpton. A knight’s fee held by the same.
Horcomb. A knight’s fee held by the same.
Sindreston and Hamme. A knight’s fee held by the same.
La Fourde. A knight’s fee held by the same.
Sonden and Lodewyk. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the same.
Wermistre and Avenel. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by the same.
Pokynton. A knight’s fee held by William de Idle.
La Wode. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Simon de Radleigh.
Haweye. A knight’s fee held by Edward de Stradelyngh.
Corypoul, Hescomb, Saumford and Moure. A knight’s fee and a half held by Simon de Bradeneye.
Enemere, Sutton and Ake. Five knights’ fees held by John Malet.
Wermystre. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by James de Audelee.
Chauton. A knight’s fee held by Walter de Chauton.
Litteleton, Wolmereston, Wolverston, Haddeworth and Tokereton. A knight’s fee and a half held by James de Audelee.
Langesoutton [and] Botekelegh. A knight’s fee held by Reginald Husee.
Styntesford. A knight’s fee held by John de Sonnynghulle.
Draycote. A knight’s fee of Mortain held by John de Draycote.
Lymyngton. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the heir of Ralph le FizBernard; and a moiety of a knight’s fee there held by the heir of Todenham.
Erneshulle. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Ralph de Middelnye.
Lymyngton. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Roger de Wellesford.
Saumford Peverel. A knight’s fee held by the heirs of Robert de Saumford.
Compton Dounden. A fifth part of a knight’s fee held by William de Ivethon; a tenth part of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Robert Warde; a quarter of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Richard Carpyn; a tenth part of a knight’s fee there held by the heirs of Adam Gascoyngne; and a twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Henry Gascoynne.
Donden. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by Robert Waleys.
Compton. A twentieth part of a knight’s fee held by William Vocle; and a quarter of a knight’s fee held by John Fraunceys.
Shepton Malet. A fifth part of a knight’s fee held by Robert Martyn.
Which fees he held of the abbot of Glastonbury, as for the manors of Donden and Shepton Malet, and they are worth nothing except on the death of tenants as above.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (7.) |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 33. |
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471.
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JOHN DE BELLO CAMPO of Somersete. |
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GLOUCESTER [now MONMOUTH]. |
Inq. 9 August, 17 Edward III. |
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Magor. A messuage and 50s. rent held of Mary, countess Marshal, by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee. The writ was dated 3 July, 17 Edward III.
Date of death and heir unknown.
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E. Inq. p.m. File 9. (6.) |
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472.
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JOHN DE BELLO CAMPO of Somersete. |
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Writ to the escheator in Somerset and Dorset commanding him not to intermeddle with the manor of Merschton, which the said Margaret held jointly with her said husband, and to deliver her the issues thereof, 20 September, 17 Edward III. |
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Writ to the escheator in Somerset and Dorset, commanding him to deliver to Margaret late the wife of the said John the manors of Donden and Schipton Beuchaump, a messuage lands, and a moiety of a water-mill &c. in Muryfeld, and 100a. land, 10a. meadow and 5 marks rent, in Stormynstre Mareschal, which the king has assigned to her in dower, taking her oath not to marry without the king’s licence, 24 September, 17 Edward III. |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 44. |
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473.
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RALPH BASSET of Drayton. |
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Writ, 26 February, 17 Edward III. Endorsed by the escheator that the said Ralph held no lands &c. in co. Warwick. |
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LEICESTER. |
Inq. Tuesday before St. Gregory the Pope, 17 Edward III. |
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Dunton. A toft and 42s. 8 1/4d. rent of bondmen &c. held of Ralph Basset of Weldon for two parts of a knight’s fee, and by service of 7s. yearly.
Barewe. A park and 4l. 16s. 3 1/4d. yearly rent held of Sir Edward, earl of Chester, for a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Whatton. A wind-mill and 45s. yearly rent of bondmen, held of Alice de Beaumond, countess of Boughan, for an eighth part of a knight’s fee.
He held no more lands &c. in the county.
He died on Friday next before St. Matthias last. Ralph, son of Ralph son of the aforesaid Ralph Basset of Drayton, aged 7 years on the feast of St. Martin in the Winter, is his next heir.
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Writ, 26 February, 17 Edward III. |
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Northampton 14 March, 17 Edward III. |
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Multon. The manor (extent given) held jointly with Joan his wife, by the grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de Radeclyve, parson of the church of Olneye, by virtue of a certain fine levied in the king’s court at Westminster, 13 Edward III, to the said Ralph and Joan for their lives, with remainder to Ralph, son of Ralph son of Ralph Basset, and Joan de Bello Campo, daughter of the earl of Warwick, and the heirs of their bodies, of the king and his heirs by the services pertaining to the said manor, as is more fully contained in the said fine and in the king’s licence thereon obtained.
Buckeby. The manor (extent given) held, by the grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de Radeclyve, parson of the church of Olneye, by virtue of the above fine, to the said Ralph for his life, with remainder to the abovesaid Ralph, son of Ralph son of Ralph, and Joan and the heirs of the bodies of the said Ralph and Joan, of the king in chief by knight’s service. Nicholas de Vieleston receives therefrom yearly for his life 40s. by the grant of the said Ralph Basset.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
Date of death and heir as above.
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Writ, 26 February, 17 Edward III. |
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. to the escheator in cos. Salop and Stafford. Teste Edward duke of Cornwall &c. 2 March, 17 Edward III. |
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. 10 March, 17 Edward III. |
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Drayton Basset. The manor (extent given), except five messuages and a mill, held, by fine levied in the king’s court, by the grant of Ralph de Olneye and Robert de Burlyngham, chaplains, to him and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph Basset of Drayton, and the heirs of his body, of the heir of Ralph Basset of Weldon by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above, aged 7 years and more.
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. 12 March, 17 Edward III. |
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Walesal. The manor (extent given) held for his life, by the grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de Radeclive, parson of the church of Olneye, to hold, together with the knight’s fees and advowsons of churches, liberties, lordships &c. belonging to the said manor, by the king’s charter of licence and by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder to the abovesaid Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph and Joan de Bello Campo and the heirs of their bodies, of the king in chief by service of rendering 4l. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Stafford.
Patyncham. The manor (extent given) held, by the gift of Ralph de Olneye and Robert de Burlyngham, chaplains, to him and the heirs male of his body, by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder to the aforesaid Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph and the heirs of his body, of John de Sutton, as of the barony of Duddeley, by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
He died at Drayton Basset on 22 February last. Heir as first above.
He held no knights’ fees in the county, but held the advowson of the chapel of Drayton, viz.—When the chapel is vacant he and his heirs shall nominate a fit person as clerk to the dean and chapter of the collegiate church of Tamworth, who shall present him to the bishop, and so the said clerk shall be instituted by them in the said chapel. There are at Drayton Basset three perpetual chaplains, concerning whom the said Ralph had the advowsons, and they ought to pertain to his heirs, and they have for their living temporalities and manses (mansiones) for themselves separately in the said town of Drayton, for them and their successors for ever. Their names are Robert de Burlyngham, Ralph de Olneye and Samson de Ashwell.
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Writ, 1 March, 17 Edward III (defaced). |
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BUCKINGHAM. |
Inq. Monday after St. Gregory the Pope, 17 Edward III. |
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Olneye. The manor (extent given), including two mills which are [let] to William Benet of Olneye for his life for 4l. yearly, and a market every Monday with a fair on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul, held, by the grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de Radeclyve, parson of the church of Olneye, by the king’s charter of licence and by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder to the aforesaid Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph and Joan de Bello Campo, and the heirs of their bodies, of the king in chief for life by service of a knight’s fee and a half.
Wardynton, [a member] of the said manor. 4l. of assised rent yearly.
Le Hyde, a member of the same manor. 5l. 12s. 5 1/2d. of assised rent yearly.
Shiryngton, a member of the same manor. 40s. of assised rent yearly.
He held [no other] lands &c. in the county.
He died about the feast of St. Matthias last. Heir as above, aged 7 years on the eve of St. Andrew last.
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Writ, 4 March, 17 Edward III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at Swanebergh on Monday before SS. Philip and James, 17 Edward III. |
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He held no lands &c. in the county on the day he died.
Date of death unknown. Ralph, son of Ralph Basset the younger, deceased, aged 8 years, is next heir of the said Ralph Basset of Drayton.
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Writ, 4 March, 17 Edward III. |
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. taken at Filyngham, 4 April, 17 Edward III. |
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Gretewell by Lincoln. 30a. land held of the dean and chapter of the church of St. Mary, Lincoln, by service of 12d. yearly.
Date of death unknown. Henry (sic) son of Ralph son of Ralph Basset of Drayton, aged 12 years, is his next heir.
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Writ, 8 March, 17 Edward III. |
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NOTTINGHAM. |
Inq. Tuesday after the Annunciation, 17 Edward III. |
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Radeclive upon Sore. Two messuages and two virgates and 11a. of land, held of the king in chief as parcel of the manor of Radeclive, which is held of the king in chief by service of mewing one of the king’s goshawks.
He died on 21 February, 17 Edward III. Ralph son of Ralph Basset the younger, aged 8 years on the feast of St. Andrew last, is his next heir.
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Writ of certiorari to the escheator in co. Northampton to enquire what lands &c. the said Ralph held as of the fees of Chokes [and] of Pynkeneye, and what estate he had therein, 14 March, 17 Edward III. |
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Norht[hamton] 26 March, 17 Edward III. |
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Buckeby. The manor held of the king in chief as of the fee of Chokes by service of a knight’s fee. He had no estate in the said manor, except for life, by the grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de Radeclive, parson of the church of Olneye, by virtue of a fine levied in the king’s court at Westminster, 13 Edward III, to hold the said manor to the said Ralph for his life of the king and his heirs, by the service abovesaid, with remainder to the abovesaid Ralph, son of Ralph son of Ralph, and Joan and the heirs of their bodies. He held nothing in the county of the fee of Pynkeneye, nor of the fee of Chokes except the aforesaid manor only.
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Writ, 26 March, 17 Edward III. |
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DORSET. |
Inq. 26 April, 17 Edward III. |
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Upmelecombe. A yearly rent of 12l. from a messuage and a carucate of land, which Richard de Amoundevile, knight, held of the said Ralph, to him and the heirs male of his body, and the said Ralph held them of the earl of Warwick by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
He died on 13 February, 17 Edward III. Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph Basset of Drayton, aged 7 years and more, is his next heir.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 10 May, 17 Edward III. |
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. made at Wolvernehampton on Monday after St. Peter ad Vincula, 17 Edward III. |
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Drayton. The advowson of the chapel, with the nomination of the chaplain in form abovesaid.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 10 May, 17 Edward III. |
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. taken at Norht[hamton] 3 November, 17 Edward III (defaced). |
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Navesby. A knight’s fee held by Hugh Daudele as of the earldom of Gloucester.
Clipston. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by Roger de Pedewardyn, knight.
Neubold. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by Thomas son of Richard de Swyneford.
Lodyngton. A third part of a knight’s fee held by Walter de Dalderby.
Middelton Cheynduit. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Giles son and heir of William de Sancto Johanne.
Wodeford and Hynton. A knight’s fee held by the heir of Thomas de Bray and John son of Thomas Boydyn.
Horton and Hakelyngton. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by Aubrey (Albridus) de Wyttelbury and Thomas de Leysours.
Yelvertofte. A third part of a knight’s fee held by Thomas de le Heuse; a third part of a knight’s fee held by Joan de Pydyngton; and a third part of a knight’s fee held by Thomas Perot.
Buckeby. The advowson of a moiety of the church.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 10 May, 17 Edward III. |
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BUCKINGHAM. |
Extent, 13 October, 17 Edward III. |
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Shenlee. Divers lands &c. held by Richard la Vache, knight, and Robert le Verdon, as of the said Ralph’s manor of Olneye, by service of half a knight’s fee, viz. doing homage for all service.
Stoke Goldyngton. Divers lands &c. held by John de Morewelle as of the said manor by service of half a knight’s fee and doing homage, and rendering 5s. yearly and suit of court there every three weeks.
Weston by Olneye. Divers lands &c. held by William FizRichard of Olneye, as of the said manor, by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee, and rendering 6s. 8d. yearly and suit of court there every there weeks.
Emberton by Olneye. Divers lands &c. held by Henry atte Grene, as of the said manor, by service of three-parts of a knight’s fee and by doing homage.
Clyfton by Olneye. Divers lands and tenements held by Simon Gerard, as of the said manor, by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee and doing homage, and suit of court every three weeks.
Olneye. The advowson of the church, when there is a voidance, belongs to the said manor.
He had no other knights’ fees or advowsons of churches in the county, so far as the jurors can enquire.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 10 May, 17 Edward III. |
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Endorsed that there are no advowsons of churches which were of the said Ralph in the bailiwick, which could be extended.
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LEICESTER. |
Inq. made at Leycestre on Saturday before SS. Simon and Jude, 17 Edward III. |
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Overton Quatermars. A third part of a knight’s fee held by John Maureward.
Gouteby. A third part of a knight’s fee held by the said John.
Cotes Poutrel and Houton. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by John Poutrel, Henry Jurdon, William de Steynesfeld, Robert Hachedych and Lettice Roud.
Querndon. A sixth part of a knight’s fee held by Richard de Lewes; and a sixth part of a knight’s fee held by Thomas de Sixtenby.
Friseby. A sixth part of a knight’s fee held by John de Boyvill and John de Twycros.
Stokfaston and Crawenho. Three-parts of a knight’s fee held by John de Boyvill.
Reresby, Outhorp and Ilveston. A third part of a knight’s fee held by Ralph Chaumberleyn.
Gloston. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by the heirs of Thomas de Haryngton.
Swyneford. A knight’s fee held by the master of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Richard de Egebaston and William Trussel, the younger.
Petlyng Parva. A sixth part of a knight’s fee held by the abbot of Merevale (de Miravalle) and the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England.
Retherby. A third part of a knight’s fee held by Ralph Bret.
He had no more fees nor any advowsons of churches in the county.
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Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 16 September, 17 Edward III. |
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NOTTINGHAM. |
Inq. made at Gotham on Saturday the feast of St. Luke, 17 Edward III. |
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Edwalton. Half a knight’s fee held by Thomas de Chaworth.
Wilughby on le Wold. A sixth part of a knight’s fee held by Elias de Brademere.
Thorp Bossard. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by Margaret de Derleye.
He held no advowsons of churches in the county on the day he died.
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C. Edw. III. File 70. (8.) |
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E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. Nos. 37, 40, 41, 43 and 44. |
