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Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 153-204

153 JOAN DAUGHTER OF ELEANOR DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
Writ 18 Aug. 1400.
CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Cambridge. 20 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service the court leet of Sawston, held on the morrow of St. Barnabas, value 5s.
She died on 16 Aug. last. Anne wife of the earl of Stafford and Isabel, a nun of the order of Minoresses in the suburbs of London, between Aldgate and the Tower, are her sisters and heirs. Anne is of full age, 17 years and more. Isabel was 13 on 23 April last.
154
Writ 18 Aug. 1400.
GLOUCESTER AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Thornbury. 13 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief:
Wheatenhurst, the manor, service unknown, annual value £21 7s.
Caldicot castle and Shirenewton with their members in the Welsh March, by baron service, annual value £26 13s.4d.
Date of death and heirs as above.
155
Writ 18 Aug. 1400.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Pleshey. 28 Aug.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief:
Great Waltham, the manor, service unknown, annual value £50.
Chishall, view of frankpledge, service unknown, annual value 3s.4d.
Shenfield, 73s.4d. rent from the manor payable at Easter and Michaelmas, service unknown.
She held of William Bourghchier, knight, the manor of Wix, service unknown, annual value £26 13s.4d.
Date of death and heirs as above.
156
HERTFORD. Inquisition. Bishop’s Stortford. 26 Aug. 1400.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief, services unknown:
Nuthampstead, a third part of the manor, annual value 73s.4d.
Hoddesdon, view of frankpledge, annual value 4s., and a rent of 12 capons from various tenants there at Christmas, worth 3d. each.
Date of death and heirs as above.
157
Writ 18 Aug. 1400.
BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Aylesbury. 6 Sept.
She held as part of her portion of the inheritance of Eleanor her mother an annuity of £20 payable by the sheriff, granted by Richard II to Thomas, duke of Gloucester, then earl of Buckingham, and his heirs.
Date of death and heirs as above.
158
Writ 14 Feb. 1401.
BERKSHIRE. Inquisition. Faringdon. 15 March.
Richard Talbot, knight, deceased, held half the manor of Shrivenham in his demesne as of fee, and long before his death granted it by his charter to Joan, one of the daughters and heirs of Eleanor, wife of Thomas duke of Gloucester, and her heirs by Gilbert, eldest son of Richard Talbot, or by one of his other sons. She held it when she died without heirs by Gilbert or any other son of Richard. It should revert to Gilbert, who is a minor in the king’s ward, as heir of Richard. It is held of the king in chief as one knight’s fee, annual value £25 15s.
Date of death and heirs, both aged 16 years and more, as above.
159
Writ, for fees, 24 Aug. 1400.
CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Cambridge. 20 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service 1 fee in Fulbourn, held by the heir of John Olyve.
Date of death and heirs as above [no. 153].
160
Writ, for fees, 24 Aug. 1400.
GLOUCESTER AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Thornbury. 13 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief the advowsons of Barnsley, at alternate presentations, and, in the Welsh March, Shirenewton, extending at £13 6s.8d. each.
Date of death and heirs as above [no. 153].
161
Writ, for fees, 24 Aug. 1400.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Pleshey. 25 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee the advowsons of:
Wix priory, value of temporalities when vacant £13 6s.8d.
Debden church, annual value when vacant £20.
Shenfield church, £8.
West Thurrock, church or prebend, alternate presentations, £13 6s.8d.
162
Writ, for fees, 24 Aug. 1400.
KENT. Inquisition. Sandhurst. 6 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee of the king in chief:
Swingfield, 1 fee held by William Swynefeld.
Maytham in Rolvenden, 2 fees held by William de Pympe.
Rolvenden, 2 fees held by the heirs of Henry Auger and Richard atte Lesse.
Benenden, 1 fee held by Richard atte Lese, knight.
Dodingdale, 1/2 fee.
Maytham and Rolvenden, 1/2 fee, formerly of Hawise [de Mayhamme], held by William Pympe.
Rolvenden, 1 fee held by Roger de Cassynham.
Lowden in Rolvenden, 3 fees held by Richard atte Lese, knight.
Swingfield, 2 1/2 fees held by William Aboke.
163
Writ, for fees, 24 Aug. 1400.
NORTHAMPTON. Inquisition. Rothwell. 17 Sept.
She held in her demesne as of fee:
Northampton, 2 fees once held by the heirs of Robert de Norhtampton.
Hinton, 2 fees held by Henry de Hynton.
Aston le Walls, 1 fee held by Ralph de Morton and John Bures.
Culworth, Croughton and Leckhampstead, 2 fees once held by Hugh de Messenden.
‘Compton’, 1 fee once held by the heirs of the Earl Marshal.
Hinton in the Hedges, 2 fees once held by William de Hynton.
Aston le Walls, 1 fee once held by John de Sutton.
Hinton by Woodford, 1 fee once held by John de Hinton.
Date of death and heirs as above [no. 153].
164
Writ 14 Feb. 1401.
WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Swindon. 16 March.
Richard Talbot, knight, held the manor of Swindon in his demesne as of fee and granted it by charter to Joan, daughter and heir of Eleanor, and her heirs by Gilbert, eldest son of Richard Talbot, or by one of his other sons. She died on 16 Aug. last without heirs of her body. It should revert to Gilbert, who is a minor in the king’s ward. It is held of the king in chief of the castle of Dover by a rent of 20s. payable at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, annual value £22 7s.
Anne wife of Edmund earl of Stafford and Isabel daughter of Thomas duke of Gloucester are sisters and next heirs of the blood, aged 16 years and more, and 15 years and more.
165
Writ 14 Feb. 1401.
GLOUCESTER. Inquisition. Gloucester. 26 Feb.
Gilbert Talbot, lord of Archenfield, held the manor of Lydney in his demesne as of fee and granted it to Richard Talbot and Ankaret his wife to hold to themselves and the heirs of their bodies. Richard by his charter dated 20 May 1392 granted it to Joan and her heirs by Gilbert, eldest son of Richard Talbot, or by one of his other sons. It is held of the earl of Warwick in socage by a rent of £4, annual value £7.
She died on 16 Aug. without heirs of her body. The manor belongs by right to Ankaret under the grant of Gilbert Talbot. Her sisters, Anne wife of Edmund earl of Stafford and Isabel, are her heirs.
166
[Marginated] A
Portion of Anne, one of the sisters and heirs of Joan, daughter of Eleanor duchess of Gloucester, and wife of Edmund earl of Stafford:
ESSEX: Waltham, manor, £50.
Wix, manor, £26 13s.4d.
Chishall, view of frankpledge, 3s.4d.
HERTFORD: Nuthampstead, a third part of the manor, 73s.4d.
CAMBRIDGE: Sawston, leet of the vill, 5s.
KENT: Swingfield, 1 fee held by William Swynfeld.
Maytham in Rolvenden, 2 fees held by William de Pympe.
Rolvenden, 2 fees held by the heirs of Henry Aucher and Richard atte Lesse, knight.
Benenden, 1 fee held by Richard atte Lese, knight.
Dodingdale manor, held of the earl of Hereford by the service of 1/2 knight’s fee.
Rolvenden and Maytham, 1/2 fee formerly of Hawise de Mayhamme held by William Pympe.
Rolvenden, 1 fee held by Roger de Cassyngham.
Lowden in Rolvenden, 3 fees held by Richard atte Lese, knight.
Swingfield, 2 1/2 fees held by William Aboke.
ESSEX: West Thurrock, 2nd presentation to prebend, £13 6s.8d.
Debden, advowson, £20.
Wix, priory, advowson, £13 6s.8d.
[Marginated] B
Portion of Isabel, the other sister and heir of Joan, daughter of Eleanor duchess of Gloucester, under age in the king’s ward:
GLOUCESTER AND THE WELSH MARCH: Caldicot castle and shirenewton, £26 13s.4d.
Wheatenhurst, manor, £21 7s.
ESSEX: Shenfield, annual rent from the manor, 73s.4d.
BUCKINGHAM: fee from the county, £20.
HERTFORD: Hoddesdon, view of frankpledge, 3s.; and rent of 12 capons, 3s.
NORTHAMPTON: Northampton, 2 fees once held by the heirs of Robert de Northampton.
Hinton, 2 fees held by Henry de Hynton.
Aston, 1 fee held by Ralph de Morton and John Bures.
Culworth, Croughton and Leckhampstead, 2 fees once held by Hugh de Messyngdon.
‘Crompton’ [sic], 1 fee once held by the heirs of the Earl Marshal.
Hinton in the hedges, 2 fees once held by William de Hynton.
Aston, 1 fee once held by John de Sutton.
Hinton by Woodford, 1 fee once held by John de Hynton.
CAMBRIDGE: Fulbourn, 1 fee held by the heir of John Olyve.
Advowsons:
GLOUCESTER AND THE WELSH MARCH: Barnsley, alternately with the king, £13 6s.8d.
Shirenewton, £13 6s.8d.
ESSEX: Shenfield, £8.
BEDFORD: Pertenhall, £8.
C 137/9, no. 49; 24, no. 48
E 149/72, no. 6
E 152/362, 369
167 ISABEL DAUGHTER OF ELEANOR DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
Writ, quia habitum religionis assumpsit, 27 April 1402.
BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Stony Stratford. 19 May.
No lands are in the king’s hands owing to the death of Eleanor, or by the death of Joan one of her daughters, or the minority of Isabel another daughter, who is professed in religion; but there is in the king’s hands an annuity of £20 payable by the sheriff, granted by Richard II to Thomas duke of Gloucester.
Isabel was professed in the house of the order of Minoresses in the suburbs of London on 23 April last, when she was aged 16 years. Anne wife of Edmund earl of Stafford, one of the daughters of Eleanor, is next heir, aged 20 years and more.
168
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Chelmsford. 12 May.
The manor of Shenfield is in the king’s hands owing to the death of Eleanor, the death of Joan her daughter and the minority of Isabel, another daughter. It is held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £20.
Profession and heir as above.
169
HERTFORD. Inquisition. Bishop’s Stortford. 15 May 1402.
The view of frankpledge of Hoddesdon and a rent of 12 capons from various tenants there at Christmas are in the king’s hands for the reason given above. They are held of the king in chief as part of the barony of the county of Essex, annual values 3s.6 1/2d. and 3s.
Profession and heir as above.
170
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
GLOUCESTER AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Chipping Sodbury. 24 May.
In the king’s hands for the reason given above are:
Wheatenhurst, the manor, held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £21 7s.
Caldicot castle and Shirenewton in Wales, held of the king in chief by baron service, annual value 40 marks.
Profession and heir as above. Peter Crulle, esquire, has received the issues and profits from the time of the profession of Isabel until the present, title unknown.
171
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
OXFORD. Inquisition. Oxford. 2 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are:
Kirtlington and Deddington, the manors, held of the king in fee tail by grant of Edward III to William de Bohun and his heirs; Kirtlington by the service of a third part of a fee, annual value £13 6s.8d.; Deddington by the service of a third part of 2 fees, annual value £13 6s.8d.
Profession and heir as above.
172
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
HEREFORD AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Hereford. 17 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are the lordship and castle of Huntington in Wales, held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £28 13s.4d.
Profession and heir as above.
173
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
LINCOLN. Inquisition. Grantham. 16 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason is the manor of Long Bennington comprising various buildings etc., [all as in no. 126 above]. It is held of the honour of Richmond by knight service, amount unknown.
Profession and heir as above.
174
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
NOTTINGHAM. Inquisition. Southwell. 15 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason is the manor of Kneesall, held of the honour of Richmond, service unknown, comprising several very ruinous buildings, annual value nil; 180 a. arable with meadow and pasture, £4 13s.4d.; an enclosed park, herbage 13s.4d.; 1 windmill, 3s.4d.; farm of lands in ‘Northlound’, ‘Southlound’ and ‘Stywardewong’, 21s.7d.; £13 19s. rents of tenants at will; and 1 lb cumin, 2d., and 1 lb. pepper, 12d., in assize rents.
Profession and heir as above.
175
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
HUNTINGDON. Inquisition. Huntingdon. 31 May.
There are no fees or advowsons in the king’s hands for the above reason.
176
CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Cambridge. 30 May 1402.
In the king’s hands for the above reason is 1 knight’s fee in Fulbourn, held by the heirs of John Olyve.
177
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
SURREY. Inquisition. Bletchingley. 18 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are 4 knight’s fees in Clapham, Carshalton and Wanborough, once held by Sybil de Boleyne of the honour of Mandeville, and held by Ralph Morton and John Bures; and 1 fee in Horsley manor, held by the heirs of John Berners.
178
SUSSEX. Inquisition. Sedlescombe. 3 May 1402.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are 1 fee in Wigsell held by Simon de Echyngham and John Colpeper and 1 fee in Ore held by Robert de Ore.
179
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
BEDFORD. Inquisition. Bedford. 22 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason is the advowson of the church of Pertenhall, annual value when vacant £8.
180
BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Stony Stratford. 19 May 1402.
In the king’s hands for the above reason is the advowson of the abbey of Notley, annual value of the temporalities when vacant £40.
181
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Chelmsford. 12 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are the advowsons of Shenfield, annual value when vacant £8, Barnston £6 13s.3d., South Fambridge 100s. and Quendon 100s.
182
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
GLOUCESTER AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Chipping Sodbury. 24 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are the advowsons of Barnsley, on alternate occasions, extending at £13 6s.8d.; and in Wales, Shirenewton, extending at £13 6s.8d.
183
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
OXFORD. Inquisition. Oxford. 2 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are:
Kingham, 1/2 fee held by the lady of Langley and 1/2 fee held by the heirs of John Beaufo.
Wendlebury, 1 fee held by Amery de Sancto Amando.
Stonor, 1 fee held by Edmund de Stonhore.
Latchford, 1/2 fee held by William Pippard.
184
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
LINCOLN. Extent of fees in the king’s hands. Grantham. 16 May.
Holbeach in Holland, manor, 2 1/2 fees held by Thomas Fitzwilliam of Dacre, knight, annual value when vacant £40.
Little Ponton, Great Ponton and Ganthorpe in Kesteven, 2 1/2 fees held by the heirs of John de Haryngton, formerly of Philip de Paunton, £10.
South Thoresby in Lindsey, 1 1/2 fees held by Thomas de Chaworth, knight, formerly of John de Caltoft, £10.
185
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
MIDDLESEX. Inquisition. Westminster. 31 May.
In the king’s hands for the above reason are:
Greenford and Stickleton, 2 fees held by John de Bealmond and the prioress of Ankerwyke.
South Mimms, 1 fee once of Arnold de Maundevill, held by the heirs of Roger de Leukenore.
Stickleton, 1 fee once of Hugh de Messyngden, now held by the nuns of Ankerwyke.
Islington manor, 1 fee held by the heirs of John Berners.
186
HERTFORD. Inquisition. Bishop’s Stortford. 15 May 1402.
There is nothing in the king’s hands for the above reason.
187
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
NORTHAMPTON. Inquisition. Northampton. 20 May.
The following are in the king’s hands for the above reason:
Northampton, 2 fees held by the heirs of Robert de Norhampton.
Hinton, 2 fees held by Henry de Hynton.
Aston, 1 fee held by Ralph de Morton and John Bures.
Culworth, Croughton and Leckhampstead, 2 fees once held by Hugh de Missenden.
‘Compton’, 1 fee once held by the heirs of the Earl Marshal.
Hinton in the Hedges, 2 fees once held by William de Hynton.
Aston, 1 fee once held by John de Sutton.
Hinton by Woodford, 1 fee once held by John de Hynton.
188
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
KENT. Inquisition. Yalding. 29 May.
In the king’s hands for the reasons given above are:
Harbilton in Harrietsham by Ospringe, 3/4 fee of the honour of Mandeville held by William Pympe and John Tystede.
Otterden, 1/4 and 1/10 fee held by William de Otrenden.
Saynden, 1/4 fee held by the heirs of Joce de Otrenden.
Sevington, 1/4 fee held by John Satrinden.
Lossenham, 1/4 fee which Henry Fitzauchere held by Rolvenden.
Knock and Ockley, 1/2 fee held by the abbot of Robertsbridge.
Staplehurst, 1/4 fee formerly of Robert de Marle, held by John Somery.
2 fees in the county held by the prior of Bilsington.
189
Similar writ, 27 April 1402.
SOMERSET. Inquisition. Yeovil. 9 June.
In the king’s hands for the reasons given above is 1/3 fee in the manor of Pury, held by John Erleygh.
C 137/11, no. 50, m.32; 12, no. 51
E 149/78, no. 9
E 152/374, 375
190 AUBREY DE VEER, EARL OF OXFORD
Writ 26 April 1400.
SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Hoxne. 25 May.
He held the manor of Mendham called Walsham Hall in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 16 marks.
Formerly he held the manor of Cockfield with the appurtenances called Earls Hall in his demesne as of fee, but long before he died, by his charter dated 13 May 1397, he enfeoffed Richard Waldegrave, knight, Thomas Cogeshale, William Skrene, Robert Neuport and William Tasburgh, clerk, to them, their heirs and assigns. It is held of the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds as of his manor of Cockfield, service unknown, annual value 20 marks.
He died on 23 April. Richard his son and heir was aged 14 at the Annunciation [recte Assumption, 15 Aug.]
191
Writ 26 April 1400.
CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Cambridge. 29 May.
He held in his demesne in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service the manors of Castle Camps, annual value £21 6s.8d., and Saxton, annual value 20 marks, with the advowson of Camps, and 60s. rent from ‘Souches Melles’ in Newnham by Cambridge.
He held in his demesne as of fee of the earl of March, service unknown, the manor of Swaffham Bulbeck and the advowson of Horseheath. The manor is valued at £10 yearly beyond a rent of 100s., payable in equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas, which on 20 May 1398 he granted by his indented charter to Michael Stancomb, esquire, for life, and it is held accordingly.
He held the following knight’s fees:
Balsham, 1 fee held by John Sleford.
Swaffham Prior, 1 fee held by John Shadworth.
Burwell, 1 fee held by Payn Typtot.
Olmstead, 1/2 fee held by William Skryne.
Nosterfield, 1/8 fee held by John Hunte.
Papworth, 1 fee held by the heirs of John Dengayne.
Silverley, 2 fees held by the prior of St. John of Jerusalem.
Ashley, 1 fee held by the heir of John Honeman.
Horseheath, 1 fee held by the heir of John de Lyndebury, and 12 parts [sic] of 1 fee held by William Aylyngton.
He held no more, but by his charter dated 24 Aug. 1396 he gave to Richard Waldegrave, knight, and others [as above no. 190] the manors of Dullingham called Beauchamps Hall and Poyntz Hall with other lands and tenements there called Baas and Chalers and all his other lands in the same place to hold to themselves, their heirs and assigns. They are not held of the king, but of whom, by what service, and of what value they are is unknown.
Date of death and heir, aged 14 on 15 Aug. last, as above.
192
Writ 26 April 1400.
BEDFORD. Inquisition. Woburn. 14 May.
He held no lands, but the advowson of the patronage of Woburn abbey, annual value nil.
Date of death and heir as above.
193
BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Aylesbury. 15 May 1400.
He held in his demesne in fee tail:
Calverton, the manor, of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £10.
Whitchurch, the manor, of the earl of Stafford by knight service, annual value £40.
He formerly held in his demesne as of fee the manor of Aston Sandford, but on 20 March 1397 he enfeoffed to themselves, their heirs and assigns, Richard Waldegrave, knight, and others [as above, no. 190]. Of whom it is held and by what service is unknown; annual value £10.
He held the advowson of Calverton, annual value £10.
Date of death and heir as above.
194
Writ 26 April 1400.
MIDDLESEX. Inquisition. Westminster. 1 July.
He formerly held the manor of Kensington in his demesne as of fee as the heir of Robert de Veer, late duke of Ireland, which with other lands he granted by his indenture, shown to the jurors, to Philippa duchess of Ireland, to hold in dower, and which she granted by her indenture, also shown to the jurors, dated 1 Aug. 1398, to himself, Walter le Frezwater, Richard Walegrave, knight, William Skrene, Clement Spice, Robert Nyweport and William Tasseburgh, clerk, to hold for her life, paying her a rent of £33 at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, with reversion to him and his heirs. Therefore he had no status in the manor except jointly with the others.
Date of death as above. Richard de Veer, knight, his son and heir, is aged 17 years and more.
195
KENT. Inquisition. Wye. 1 June 1400.
He held the manor of Badlesmere with the advowson in fee tail of various lords by various tenures: the site of the manor, 240 a. arable, pasture and wood, and 40s. rent of the king and the earl of Stafford by knight service, that is the site, 220 a. and the rent of the king of the castle of Dover, rendering 20s.1d. for the guard of the castle, and the remaining 20 a. of the earl of Stafford of the castle of Tonbridge, annual value together 100s.; and 400 a. arable and pasture by gavelkind of various lords, and by rendering a total of £6 17s.5 1/2d. in rents, annual value beyond these 60s.
Date of death as above, age of heir given as 17.
196
ESSEX. Inquisition. Braintree. 30 June 1400.
He held in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service:
Castle Hedingham, the castle and manor, as parcel of the earldom of Oxford. Long before his death he granted to William … by letters patent the office of parker of the park of Castle Hedingham with the herbage of a meadow called ‘Parkersmedowe’ next to the mill, and all the wood called ‘Wyndfeldwode’, and sufficient herbage for six great beasts, one heifer, one colt and six pigs in the same park, and a house called Lodge without the burden of repairs. The castle and manor are worth £20 yearly beyond annuities and the fees of various officials.
Sible Hedingham, two parts of the manor called Prayors, with two parts of Bourehall belonging to it. Long before his death he granted to John Swanheld, his servant, who still lives, the keeping of his warren and fisheries in his lordship of Castle Hedingham, Sible Hedingham, Great Yeldham and Little Yeldham for life with a fee of 2d. daily, payable yearly from the manor of Prayors in Sible Hedingham, with livery appropriate to his rank yearly from the earl’s wardrobe, 2 cartloads of hay and pasture for his horse in the summer in the same manor. The two parts are worth £8 yearly beyond the rent. Philippa duchess of Ireland holds the third part of the manor of Prayors with the third of Bourehall in dower since the death of Robert duke of Ireland, with reversion to the heirs of the earl after her death.
Little Yeldham, the manor. Long before his death he granted to Alice Bene, who still lives, a rent of 40s. for life from this manor. Its annual value beyond the rent is £12.
Steeple Bumpstead, the manor, annual value £20.
He held in his demesne as of fee:
Doddinghurst and Stansted Mountfichet, the manors, of the king in chief. Doddinghurst is worth 20 marks yearly. Long before his death he granted to Roger Eston, who still lives, a rent of 40s. for life from the manor of Stansted, apart from which the manor is worth 20 marks yearly. Likewise he granted to Robert Smyth, his servant, who still lives, the office of parker of the park of Doddinghurst, and the keeping of the same with his warren in Fingrith and Doddinghurst for life, taking from that manor by the bailiff and farmer there every 12 weeks a quarter of corn, 6s.8d. yearly for his shoes, and linen cloth for his clothing. He was also granted a house called ‘le Logge’ in the same park for his lodging, pasture for three cows, one horse and six pigs, and dead wood for his fire, all for his life.
Eyston Hall, the manor, of the earl of March, who is under age in the king’s ward, service unknown. Long before he died he granted to John Aylemere, John Bavyngton and Richard Payn, his servants, … annually for life from this manor. Apart from this it is worth 40s. annually.
Fingrith, the manor, held in fee tail by the service of acting as queen’s chamberlain on the day of her coronation, annual value £20.
Beaumont cum Moze, the manor, annual value, apart from a rent payable to the abbey of St. Osyth, 40s.
Bowers Gifford, 52 a. fallow and marsh, annual value 8 marks.
Tilbury juxta Clare, the manor, which he granted for life to John Bray, who still lives, at a rent of £15. By what service it is held is unknown.
Office of the stewardship of all the king’s forests in Essex, service unknown, annual value nil.
He held for life of the king in chief by grants of Richard II [CPR 1377–81, pp.112, 371; 1388–92, p.375]:
Hadleigh, the castle, manor and watermill, with reversion to the king and his heirs, service unknown, annual value 20 marks.
Rayleigh, the honour, town, fair and market, with the profits and herbage of the park there, and the manor of Eastwood, with reversion to Edmund duke of York, the king’s uncle, and his heirs male, service unknown; annual values, Rayleigh 20 marks, Eastwood £20.
Rochford, the hundred, with reversion to the king and his heirs, service unknown, annual value £10.
Thundersley, the manor, with 26s.8d. rent from the marsh called ’Westwykmersche’ in South Benfleet, with reversion to the duke of York and his heirs male; the manor of the honour of Rayleigh, service unknown, the marsh of the prior of Merton by a yearly rent of 73s.4d. Beyond another rent of 26s.8d. they are worth £10 yearly.
Long before he died he granted by his letters patent to John Brerele, esquire, for life, with reversion to himself and his heirs, a tenement called ’Watelyst’ in Sible Hedingham. It is held of William Coggeshale, knight, service unknown, annual value 40s.
Similarly he gave and confirmed by his charter to Richard Waldegrave, knight, and others [as above, no. 190] his manors of Grays Thurrock and Langdon Hills, with all his lands and tenements, rents and services in Dunton, Bulphan, East Horndon, West Horndon, Laindon, Basildon and Ramsden, to hold to themselves and their heirs in fee simple, and they held them all his life.
Date of death as above. Richard his son and heir was aged 14 on 15 August.
197
Writ 26 April 1400.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Newport. 3 July.
He held for life the manor of Newport with Birchanger hamlet, by the grant of Edward formerly prince of Wales and duke of Cornwall. Edward III held it after the death of Edmund earl of Cornwall, and granted it to the prince of Wales and his successors for ever, annexed to the duchy of Cornwall. The prince granted it to Aubrey de Veer for life, and it now belongs by right of inheritance to Henry prince of Wales, who is aged 14 years and more. It is held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £20.
Date of death and heir, aged 14 years and more, as above.
198
Writ, for fees, 17 Dec. 1400.
ESSEX. Inquisition. Braintree. 26 Sept. 1401.
He held:
Castle Hedingham, 1/2 fee held by Edward Pychard and 1/2 fee held by Thomas Baret.
Stevington and Ashdon, 1 fee held by Philip de Keditone.
Leyton, 1/2 fee held by the abbot of Stratford.
Langdon Hills, 1/2 fee called Whitehall in Dunton, held by Joan countess of Hertford [recte Hereford].
Basildon, Dunton and Laindon, 1/2 fee held by Ralph de Gynges.
Basildon, 1 fee held by Guy de Bertelysdene.
Aythorpe Roding, 2 fees held by William Bourgchier.
Basildon, Dunton and Laindon, 1/2 fee held by Henry de Bello Campo.
Margaret Roding, 2 fees held by Thomas de Leyghes.
Finchingfield, 1 fee held by Robert Jehull.
Ramsey, 1/2 fee for reasonable aid from the villeinage of Ramsey [sic].
Ray Wick, 1/2 fee held by John Ryly.
Canfield, 1/2 fee held by William Fitz Adam.
Belchamp, 1/2 fee held by Geoffrey Mychell and 1/2 fee held by Robert Offyngton.
Ashen, 1/4 fee held by Richard Moselyng.
Little Bromley, 1 fee held by the heirs of John de Brabham.
Little Henny, 1 fee held by the heirs of Thomas de Grey.
Tolleshunt Knights, 1 fee held by John Boys.
Virley, 2 fees held by Robert Neweport.
Tolleshunt Major, 1/2 fee held by the abbot of Coggeshall.
Rivenhall, 1/4 fee held by Robert Archer.
Beaumont, 2 fees, 1 1/2 held by John Armysthorp and 1/2 by the earl himself.
Hempstead, 1/2 fee held by John Whynselowe.
Dovercourt and Colne, 2 fees held by the countess of Norfolk and John Ynglysthorp.
He also held the following advowsons extending at the amounts shown:
Downham, £10.
Doddinghurst, 100s.
Beaumont at the third turn, 100s.
Tilbury juxta Clare, 10 marks.
Hatfield Broad Oak, priory temporalities, 40 marks.
Thremhall, priory temporalities, 20 marks.
Blackmore, priory temporalities, £10.
Castle Hedingham, free chapel of the castle, 2 marks.
Farnham, chapel, 10 marks.
199
Writ, for fees, 1 May 1400.
HERTFORD. Inquisition. Buntingford. 25 May.
He held:
Bengeo, 1 fee held by the heirs of William FitzGeoffrey and Henry de Sandeford.
Bramfield and Bengeo by Hertford, 1 fee held by William Kevell, Thomas Moryce and the prior of Royston.
Beauchamps, formerly Affledwick, 1 fee held by John Bouchamp.
Meesden, 1 fee held by the countess of Pembroke.
Bengeo, 1 fee held by John de Goldyngton.
Thorley, 1/2 fee held by John de Goldyngton.
Cockenach, 1/2 fee held by John Moryce and 1/4 fee held by the prior of Royston.
He died on 23 April.
200
Writ, for fees, 1 May 1400.
OXFORD. Inquisition. Oxford. 12 May.
He held no knight’s fees or advowsons.
201
Writ, for fees, 1 May 1400.
NORFOLK. Inquisition. Happisburgh. 26 May.
He held:
Loddon, 1 fee held of him by the abbot of Langley.
Ketteringham, 1 fee held by the heirs of John de Arganton, knight.
202
BERKSHIRE. Inquisition. Abingdon. 10 May 1400.
He held no knight’s fees or advowsons.
203
BERKSHIRE. Inquisition ex officio. Ilsley. 23 June 1400.
He died about the quindene of Easter, namely 23 April last, holding the manors of Langley and Bradley of the king in chief by knight service, annual value £10. Edward Bole is the farmer of the manors for 10 years by an indenture between the earl and himself, at a yearly rent of 19 1/2 marks.
204
Calendar of the lands and tenements which Aubrey de Veer, late earl of Oxford, held of the king in chief.
[Essex] Castle Hedingham, castle and manor, £20.
Sible Hedingham, two parts of the manor called Prayors with two parts of Bourehall, £8.
Little Yeldham, manor, £12.
Tilbury juxta Clare, manor, rents from £15.
Bowers Gifford, 52 a. fallow land and marsh, 5 marks.
[Cambs] Castle Camps, £21 6s.8d.
Total £79 13s.4d.
[Kent] Badlesmere, except 400 a. arable and pasture in gavelkind, 100s.
[Essex] Steeple Bumpstead, £20.
Beaumont, 40s.
Eyston Hall, 40s.
[Bucks] Calverton, £10.
Whitchurch, £40.
Total [£79 0s.0d.]
…, 20 marks.
[Berks, Langley and Bradley], £10.
…, 20 marks.
…, £20.
…, 20 marks
[Suffolk, Mendham], 16 marks.
[Total £80 13s.4d.] …
C 137/13, no. 52
E 149/72, no. 8
E 152/352, 362
E 357/14, m.42d.
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