Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 46

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Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 46

1. WILLIAM GODWYNE, of Sotton.
Writ (missing).
BEDFORD. Inq. taken at Bedford, 8 October, 10 Edward III.
[Unspecified.] 20a. land (extent given), held of the king in chief by service of 4d. yearly, payable at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Bedford.
Alice his kinswoman, aged. 6 years and more, whom Robert Power married, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (1.)
2. PETER WYTTHEBERD, WITTHEBERD, or WYTHTHEBERD, of Kyngesclipston.
Writ, 24 September, 10 Edward III.
NOTTINGHAM. Inq. Thursday after the Circumcision, 10 Edward III. (defective.)
Warsop. A messuage and a bovate of land, held of the king in chief by service of a twentieth part of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Kyngesclipston. Two messuages and 2 1/2 bovates of land, held of the king according to the custom of the manor, which manor is of the ancient demesnes of the crown of England, by service of 2s. 6d. yearly.
William his son, aged 30 [years], is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (2.)
3. EDMUND SON OF STEPHEN DE GEYTONE.
Writ, 20 June, 10 Edward III.
NORFOLK. Inq. 6 July, 10 Edward III.
Geytone. A moiety of a messuage and land (extent given), held of the manor of Batisford, which is of the temporalities of the bishopric of Norwich, vacant and in the king’s hand, by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee.
He held no other lands &c.
William his son, aged 23 years on the feast of St. Gregory last, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (3.
4. WILLIAM SON OF WILLIAM DE PAUNTON.
Writ, 20 October, 10 Edward III.
LINCOLN. Inq. Wednesday, the feast of St. Edmund the King, 10 Edward III.
Mumby and Hoggesthorp. Four bovates of land, held of the king, as of the honour of Albemarle which is in the king’s hand, by fealty, and by service of 1d. yearly. The king receives yearly from the said tenements, 26s. 8d. by the hands of the sheriff of Lincoln, from a certain rent charged by the ancestors of the same (William) to a certain earl of Albemarle, to have his aid.
He held no other lands &c.
Robert de Paunton, his brother, aged 26 years, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (4.)
5. JOHN CAILLEWE or CAYLLEWE.
Writ, 25 September, 10 Edward III.
WILTS. Inq. taken at Chippeham, 5 October, 10 Edward III.
[Unspecified.] A messuage and a carucate of land, held of Sir Maurice de Berkele, rendering 1lb. of pepper yearly.
He held nothing of the king in chief.
Heir unspecified.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (5.)
6. HENRY HAUKER or LE HAUEKERE.
Writ, 28 September, 10 Edward III.
NOTTINGHAM. Inq. 1 December, 10 Edward III.
Kynston. A messuage and lands (extent given), held of the king in chief by service of bearing a goshawk (hoster’) before the king in winter.
He held no other lands &c.
John le Warde, of Kynston, his kinsman, aged 30 years at the feast of St. Laurence last, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (6.)
7. WILLIAM SON OF HENRY DE SANDIACRE.
Writ, 17 June, 10 Edward III.
DERBY. Inq. Sunday before St. Mary Magdalen, 10 Edward III.
Sandiacre. A messuage, a toft, and 4 bovates of land, held of the king in chief by fealty and by service of rendering 13s. 4d. yearly at the king’s exchequer.
Nicholas his son, aged 14 years, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (7.)
8. GILBERT LOVEL.
Writ of certiorari on the petition of Ralph Lovel, asserting himself to be brother and next heir of the said Gilbert, who died in the king’s wardship, and seeking livery of his lands &c. 6 February, 10 Edward III.
NORFOLK. Inq. 9 March, 10 Edward III.
Tychewell. The manor descended by hereditary right to Gilbert Lovel, son and heir of Thomas Lovel, knight, after the death of his said father; which manor is held of John Lovel, son and heir of John Lovel, by knight’s service, and came to the hands of King Edward II by the minority of the said Gilbert, because the aforesaid John was likewise a minor and in the said king’s wardship. The said Gilbert died a minor, and Ralph Lovel, his brother, is his next heir, to whom the said manor descended by hereditary right; but it remained in the hand of King Edward II, by reason of the minority, as well of the said Ralph as of the said John Lovel, as wardship, and for no other cause, and it still remains in the hands of the present king for the same reason. Maud, late the wife of the said Thomas Lovel, holds a third part of the manor as dower, and the two parts remaining in the king’s hand are worth 10l. 13s. 4d. yearly.
The said Ralph is brother and next heir of the said Gilbert and was, on the day of St. Barnabas last, 25 years old.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (8.)
9. JOHN DE BROMPTON or DE BRUMPTON.
Writ, 8 September, 10 Edward III.
STAFFORD. Inq. 19 September, 10 Edward III.
Eyton. The manor (extent given) held to himself and his heirs in fee of Ralph, baron of Stafford, by service of a little knight’s fee.
He died on 19 August. John his son, aged 26 years and more, is his next heir.
SALOP. Inq. 18 September, 10 Edward III.
Longeford. The manor (extent given) held to himself and his heirs in fee of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Date of death and heir as above.
BERKS. Inq. 15 September, 10 Edward III.
Brumpton. A messuage and 2 carucates of land (extent given), held jointly with Isabel his wife, of the master of the Hospital (hospitalitatis) of St. John of Jerusalem in England by service of 2s. yearly.
Heir as above, aged 25 years and more.
OXFORD. Inq. 16 September, 10 Edward III.
Middelastone. A messuage and 2 carucates of land (extent given), held jointly with Isabel his wife, who still survives, by fine levied in the king’s court, of Robert de Beek by service of 5s. yearly.
Heir as last above.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (9.)
10. JOHN DE ODDYNGESELES, knight (chivaler).
Writ, 16 April, 10 Edward III.
WARWICK. Inq. 11 May, 10 Edward III.
Longichynton. The manor held jointly with Emma his wife, by the king’s charter, and by fine levied in the king’s court, of the king in chief by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
John his son, aged 24 years, is his next heir.
OXFORD. Inq. 9 June, 10 Edward III.
Bradewelle. A moiety of the manor, held jointly with Emma his wife, who still survives, to them and the heirs of the said John, by fine levied in the king’s court, of the king in chief by service of a fifth part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above, aged 24 years and more.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (10.)
11. JOHN DE GOLDYNGHAM.
Writ, 7 July, 10 Edward III.
SUFFOLK. Inq. 8 August, 10 Edward III.
Coppeddok. A yearly rent of 13s. from certain free tenants, with a leet to be held there yearly on the feast of St. George, and suit of court from the said tenants, held of the king in chief, as in free socage, by fealty only. He held no other lands &c.
Joan his sister, aged 50 years, and John son of Nicholas do Twersteste, his kinsman, aged 18 years, are his next heirs.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (11.)
12. PETER DE MIDDELTON.
Writ, 15 July, 10 Edward III.
YORK. Inq. Sunday after the Assumption, 10 Edward III.
Stobbum. The manor held of Sir Henry de Percy in chief by knight’s service.
Stokkeld. The manor held in chief of the master and brethren of St. Leonard’s, York, by service of rendering 78s. yearly.
Sikkelinghall. A meadow called Rosenge, and a culture of land called Neweriddingges, held by Sir Henry le Wavasour by knight’s service, and by rendering to the said Sir Henry 13d. yearly.
Newesom by Spofford. The town held of Robert de Ros of Ingemanthorp by knight’s service.
He held no lands of the king in chief in the wapentake of Clarhowe.
Thomas his son, aged 15 years, is his next heir.
CUMBERLAND. Inq. 20 October, 10 Edward III.
Irreby. The manor (extent given) held of Sir Anthony de Lucy by knight’s service.
Ingelwode forest. A vaccary called Heselsprynge held of the king in chief by fealty and by service of 2d. yearly.
Heir as above, aged 15 years and more.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (12.)
13. MAUD DE SEGRAVE.
Writ of amotus, 20 March, 10 Edward III.
YORK. Inq. taken at Laghton on Tuesday after the week of Holy Trinity, 10 Edward III.
Dynyngton, Anstan, Kyveton and Bramley. A yearly rent of 4l. 19s. 10d. from divers tenants, held of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, by fealty, and by service of a pair of gilt spurs, price 6d., yearly.
She held nothing of the king in chief in the bailiwick.
John son of Stephen de Segrave, her kinsman, aged 22 years and more, is her next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (13.)
14. JOHN LATIMER, LATHYMER or LE LATIMER, knight.
Writ, 5 April, 10 Edward III.
SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. taken at Aulton, 20 April, 10 Edward III.
Lasham or Lasham Latimer. A messuage, land, and rent (extent given), held of the earl of Ulster by service of half a knight’s fee.
John his son, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
SURREY. Inq. taken at Croydon, 8 April, 10 Edward III.
Nobricht. The manor (extent given) held of John de Ifeld and Margery his wife, as of the manor of Lageham, which is of the hereditary right of John, son and heir of John de Sancto Johanne of Lageham, by service of rendering 1d. yearly. John de Ifeld has no estate in the said manor of Lageham, except for the life of the said Margery, mother of the said heir.
Crawestoke. A messuage, land, wood, and rent, held jointly with Joan late his wife, who still survives, and Edmund their son, of Hugh Daudele, as of the honour of Gloucester, by service of 1lb. of pepper.
Shene. A messuage, 60a. arable and 2a. meadow, held jointly with the said Joan, of the Archbishop of Canterbury by service of rendering him 17s. yearly.
He held nothing of the king in chief in the county.
Heir as above, aged 26 years and more.
KENT. Inq. 16 May, 10 Edward III.
Wolewich. A messuage, land, wood and rent, held jointly with Joan his wife, and Robert their son, and their heirs for ever, of Isabella, queen of England, as of her manor of Eltham, by homage and fealty, and by service of 36s. 8d. yearly.
He held nothing of the king in chief in the county.
Heir as above, aged 30 years and more.
Writ, to the escheator in co. Dorset &c. 4 April, 10 Edward III.
DORSET. Inq. taken at Dorcestre on Monday before St. George, 10 Edward III.
Deuelisch. The manor held jointly with Joan his wife, who survives, of Lady Elizabeth de Bourgh by service of a knight’s fee.
Dontysch. The manor, held jointly as above, of the abbot of Glastonbury in chief by service of half a knight’s fee.
Tylleygh. Certain lands &c. held of the abbot of Cerne in chief by service of grand serjeanty.
The aforesaid manors, lands and tenements were held by the said John and Joan, to them and the heirs of their bodies, as appears by a fine levied in the king’s court.
He held nothing of the king in chief as of fee in the bailiwick.
John son of the said John and Joan, aged 26 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (14.)
15. RALPH DE WYLMYNGTON.
Writ, 1 March, 10 Edward III.
KENT. Inq. 6 April, 10 Edward III.
Wilmynton. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of finding a man called a ‘quystron,’ with a flesh-hook (hamo carnium), to serve in the king’s kitchen, for the whole time when the king should come to Bocton, and remain there.
Wy and Bocton. 14s. rent, held in gavelkind of the abbot of Battle by service of 5s. yearly.
Richard de Wilmynton, his brother, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (15.)
16. JOHN DE HERNYSTE or DE HERNESTE.
Writ of amotus, 11 May, 10 Edward III.
ESSEX. Inq. 24 June, 10 Edward III.
Great Berdefelde and Little Berdefelde. A messuage, lands, wood, windmill and water-mill, held jointly with Alice his wife, of the gift of Ralph son of Simon, of Great Berdefelde, and Thomas de Shirbourne, chaplain, to hold to the said John and Alice, and the heirs male of the said John, for ever, with remainder, in default of such issue, to Margaret, daughter of the said John, and her heirs; whereof the said messuage and 3a. land are held of John Gyney, by knight’s service; the windmill, 119a. land, 10a. meadow, and 3a. pasture, are held of the lady of Clare, by knight’s service; 12a. land are held of Walter de Boys, as in free socage; and the water-mill, and the residue of the said lands and tenements, are held of Ralph le Merk, by knight’s service.
Margaret his daughter, aged 13 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (16.)
17. MAUD, LATE THE WIFE OF JOHN DE BYKIRTON.
Writ, 20 March, 10 Edward III.
HEREFORD. Inq. 7 April, 10 Edward III.
Bykirton. The manor (extent given) held for the term of her life, of the inheritance of Stephen son and heir of John de Barewe, a minor and in the king’s wardship, of Joan de Geneville by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
She held no other lands &c. of the inheritance of the said Stephen.
The said Stephen, aged 13 years on the feast of the Annunciation last, is her next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (17.)
18. JOHN BUSSH or BUSCH, of Mendlisham.
Writ, 12 February, 10 Edward III.
SUFFOLK. Inq. 9 March, 10 Edward III.
Mendlesham. He held no lands &c. of the king in chief, because Simon Busch and Richard Busch acquired jointly a messuage, lands and wood, in Mendlesham, which are held of the king by service of finding a crossbowman for forty days in the king’s war in Wales, at his own charges, and by service of 30s. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Suffolk, to hold to the said Simon and Richard and the heirs of the said Richard. And the said Richard lawfully begot a daughter and heir, Maud, who is of full age, and whom Richard de Remshales married. And the said Richard Busch died, the said Simon surviving, who held the said tenements wholly, until he demised them to the said John Busche, who has died, for his life. They are held of Otho de Botourt, by service of 56s to be paid yearly to him.
Maud and Joan, daughters of the said John Busche, aged 10 years and more, are his next heirs.
Endorsed:—By fine of 20s., because the within written tenements were acquired without the king’s licence.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (18.)
19. ADAM BIGODE.
Writ, 12 January, 10 Edward III.
BEDFORD. Inq. 1 (sic) January, 10 Edward III.
Wotton. Two tofts, lands, wood, rent, and a ninth part of a windmill, held of the king in chief, as of the barony of Bedford, by service of a twentieth part of a knight’s fee; a toft and 9a. land, held jointly with Amabel his wife, who still survives, and the heirs of the said Adam, of the lady of Latimer by knight’s service; and 3a. land, held jointly with Amabel his wife, of Thomas de Stodlee by service of 5d. yearly.
William Pikot his son, aged 21 years at the feast of the Circumcision last, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (19.)
20. MARGARET, LATE THE WIFE OF JOHN SON OF WILLIAM CURZOUN.
Writ, 20 December, 10 Edward III.
NORFOLK. Inq. 12 January, 10 Edward III.
Bestorp. A capital messuage, lands, rents &c. (extent given), held of Eva, late the wife of John de Cove, by service of 2s. yearly, payable at the hundred of Schropham.
William son of John Curzoun, aged 16 years and more, is her next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (20.)
21. JOHN DE COSTON.
Writ of certiorari on the petition of William de Coston, asserting himself to be son and heir of the said John, and seeking livery of his lands &c., 17 November, 10 Edward III.
SALOP. Inq. 23 December, 10 Edward III.
Coston. A messuage and 30a. land, held of the heir of Walter de Hopton, deceased, by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee. They are in the king’s hand, by reason of the lands &c. which were of the said Walter, who held by knight’s service of the heir of Edmund, late earl of Arundel, lately a minor and in the king’s wardship, which are still in the king’s hand.
William his son, aged 36 years and more at the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist last, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (21.)
22. ISABEL, LATE THE WIFE OF ALEXANDER DE CROKEDAYK, DE TROKEDRAYK (sic) or DE CROKEDAIK.
Writ, 20 April, 10 Edward III.
WESTMORELAND. Inq. Thursday before St. James the Apostle, 10 Edward III.
Kirkeby Thore. A messuage and 6a. land, held in dower of the inheritance of the heirs of John de Crokedayk, of William de Kirkeby, by fealty and service of 2d. yearly; a messuage and land, held in form aforesaid of the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, by fealty and service of 4d. yearly; and a messuage and 10a. land similarly held of Thomas de Kirkebythore, by homage and fealty, and service of 6d. yearly, and by service of 14d. yearly for cornage.
John son of John de Tolleslond, son (fil’) of Juliana de Crokedayk, aunt of the said John de Crokedaik, aged 21 years and more; Cristiana, daughter of Cristiana de Crokedayk, sister of the said Juliana, whom Michael le Taillour of Appelby married, aged 30 years; John son of William de Eglesfeld, son (fil’) of Margaret de Crokedaik, sister of the said Cristiana daughter of Cristiana, aged 21 years and more; and Margaret, whom John de Moriceby married, Helen and Alice, daughters of Joan de Crokedayk, sister of the said Cristiana daughter of Cristiana, which Margaret is aged 18 years, Helen 17 years, and Alice 10 years, are kinsfolk and next heirs of the said John de Crokedayk.
CUMBERLAND. Inq. Wednesday next after the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, 10 Edward III.
Whelpho. A messuage and 20a. land, held in dower of the inheritance of the heirs of John de Crokedayk, of Sir Anthony de Lucy by homage and fealty, and by service of 4s. yearly for cornage.
Grenrig. A messuage and 18a. land, held in form aforesaid of the said Sir Anthony by fealty, and by service of 2s. yearly for cornage.
She held no other lands &c. in the county.
Heirs as last above.
Writ, 30 April, 10 Edward III.
HUNTINGDON. Inq. Thursday after St. Ambrose, 11 Edward III.
Little Paxton. Six messuages and a third part of a messuage, lands, and rent (extent given), held in dower of the inheritance of John de Crokedayk, of Emma la Moyne, by service of a fiftieth part of a knight’s fee.
She held no other lands &c. in the bailiwick.
John son of Robert de Toullislond, son (filius) of Juliana de Crokedayk, aunt of the said John de Crokedayk, aged 23 years; Cristiana, daughter of Cristiana de Crokedayk, sister of the said Juliana, whom Michael le Tayllour married, aged 30 years; John son of William de Egleisfeld, son (filius) of Margaret de Crokedayk, sister of the said Cristiana daughter of Cristiana, aged 21 years and more; and Margaret, whom John Moriceby married, Helen and Alice, daughters of Joan de Crokedayk sister of the said Cristiana daughter of Cristiana, which Margaret is aged 18 years, Helen 17 years, and Alice 11 years, are kinsfolk and next heirs of the said John de Crokedayk, of the aforesaid tenements.
BEDFORD. Inq. 28 March, 11 Edward III.
Wrastlyngworthe. A third part of a messuage, and 40a. land, held in dower of the inheritance of John de Crokedayk, of John le Botiler by service of a fiftieth part of a knight’s fee.
Heirs as above.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (22.)
23. ROBERT DE SAPY.
Writ, 14 December, 10 Edward III.
OXFORD. Inq. 29 December, 10 Edward III.
Chynnore. Two parts of the manor (extent given) held jointly with Aline his wife for their lives, by fine levied in the king’s court, with remainder after their deaths to Robert de Ferers and his heirs for ever, of John de Ferariis by service of 5s. yearly.
William son of John de Sapy, nephew (nepos) of the said Robert, aged 23 years and more, is his next heir.
SUSSEX. Inq. 4 January, 10 Edward III.
Pevenese. 301a. of waste in the marsh, held jointly with Aline his wife, for the lives of them and of the heirs of the said Robert, in fee farm, of Isabella, queen of England, by service of rendering 50s. 2d. yearly.
Heir as above, aged 24 years and more.
BERKS. Inq. 26 December, 10 Edward III.
Aston. A messuage, land and rent (extent given), held jointly with Aline his wife, who still survives, for their lives, with remainder to Edmund Danvers and his heirs, of Gilbert de Elsefeld by service of 12d. yearly to be paid at his manor of Aston.
Heir as above, aged 23 years and more.
GLOUCESTER. Inq. 2 January, 10 Edward III.
Westbury. A fourth part of the manor (extent given) held of the inheritance of Aline his wife, who still survives, of Edmund de Bohun by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Huntele. The manor (extent given) held jointly with Aline his wife of the earl of Lancaster, as of the castle of Monemuth, by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee, to hold to them for their lives, with remainder to John de Wysham and his heirs for ever, by the grant of William de Rostele.
Heir as last above.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (23.)
24. ALICE, LATE THE WIFE OF THOMAS PAYN.
Writ, 8 September, 10 Edward III.
SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. 5 November, 10 Edward III.
Benetlegh, Burghton and Estuderlegh. A messuage and a carucate of land (extent given), including a grove called Langegrave, held for life of the inheritance of William de Putton, brother and heir of John de Putton, a minor and in the king’s wardship, of John Seintmaneth by service of a rose yearly.
She held no other lands &c., and had no heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (24.)
25. THOMAS CORBET.
Writ, 18 March, 10 Edward III.
SURREY. Inq. 2 May, 10 Edward III.
Bedyngton. Two parts of the manor (extent given), together with the reversion of the third part thereof which Joan, sometime the wife of Thomas Corbet father of the said Thomas, holds in dower by the assignment of the said Thomas son of Thomas, held of the king in chief by service of rendering yearly at the king’s exchequer a crossbow, price 12d.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
Thomas his son, aged 19 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (25.)
26. RICHARD DE CROUPES.
Writ, 10 January, 10 Edward III.
LEICESTER. Inq. 16 January, 10 Edward III.
Long Whatton. 8l. rent from free tenants, held of Henry de Bellomonte by service of a twentieth part of a knight’s fee.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
He died on the feast of St. Martin last. Edmund his son, aged 4 years and more, is his next heir.
GLOUCESTER. Inq. 30 January, 10 (sic) Edward III.
Whitinton. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by grand serjeanty, viz.—by service of finding for the king two armed men in every war, at his own charges, for forty days.
Heir as above.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (26.)
27. INGELRAM BERENGER.
Writ, 26 May, 10 Edward III.
WILTS. Inq. 11 June, 10 Edward III.
Ebelesbourne Wake. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by service of finding a moiety of an armed man for forty days at his own charges, to ride with the king in England in time of war.
Alfedeston or Alvedeston. The manor held of the abbess of Wylton at fee farm, rendering yearly 8l. 10s., 30qr. of wheat, 6 1/2qr. of barley, 13 1/2qr. of oats, 29qr. of malt, [and] 133 fleeces of wool.
John his son aged 24 years and more, is his next heir.
SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. 13 June, 10 Edward III.
Mannesbrigge. Meadow, wood and rent, held of the king in chief at fee farm, rendering 20s. yearly at the king’s exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Southampton.
Heir as above, of full age.
BERKS. Inq. 23 June, 10 Edward III.
Uplamburne. A messuage and a carucate of land (extent given), held of Edmund de Bohoun and William Plukenet by service of 3s. yearly.
Heir as above, aged 32 years and more.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (27.)
28. VALENTINE BECKE, the elder.
Writ, 6 June, 10 Edward III.
SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. Tuesday before the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 10 Edward III.
Wodekote and Bromdene. A messuage, land, wood and rent, held of the king in chief, viz.—to keep the prisoners in the king’s prison of Winchester for all service.
Kylham. A messuage and 103a. land, held of Iseult, late the wife of William Inge, by service of 20s. yearly.
Pokenhale. 15a. land held of the prior of St. Swithun’s, Winchester, by service of 5s. yearly.
He held no other lands &c. in the county.
Valentine his son, aged 23 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (28.)
29. ISABEL, LATE THE WIFE OF WALTER DE COKEFELD.
Writ, 25 May, 10 Edward III.
DEVON. Inq. Saturday after St. Barnabas, 10 Edward III.
Kenton. The manor, held of the king in chief by the king’s grant, until the lawful age of the heir of Edmund, late earl of Kent, by reason of a certain suit which the said Isabel made to the king for her right concerning the manor of Leyham, co. Suffolk, as appears by the king’s commission made to the said Isabel.
She held no other lands &c. in the bailiwick.
She died on Thursday before the Invention of the Holy Cross, 10 Edward III. John de la Dale, knight, her son, aged 32 years and more, is her next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (29.)
30. JOHN DE SUDLEY, the elder.
Writ, 18 April, 10 Edward III.
WORCESTER. Inq. 24 April, 10 Edward III.
Shirrevelench. A carucate of land and 30s. rent, held of Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warewyk, by service of rendering a pair of spurs yearly.
John, son of Bartholomew de Sudley, aged 30 years on the feast of St. Nicholas last, is next heir of the said John de Sudley, the elder.
GLOUCESTER. Inq. 25 April, 10 Edward III.
Sudley. The manor (extent given) held for life, of the gift of Ralph de Derset, by fine levied in the court of King Edward II, with the said king’s licence, to hold to the said John for life of the king and his heirs by the services accustomed, with remainder to John, son of Bartholomew de Sudley, and Eleanor de Scales, and the heirs of their bodies. The manor is held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee and a half.
Heir as above, aged 30 years.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (30.)
31. JOHN DE WITTELBIRY or WITLEBIRI.
Writ, 3 August, 10 Edward III.
RUTLAND. Inq. 15 August, 10 Edward III.
Wissenden. A certain manor (extent given), including 20a. meadow in Appelmede, 5a. meadow at ‘le Westmersh,’ 2a. meadow at Estmoor, and pastures called Perotesmersh and head lands (chevicie), held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Huntyngdon, of the pourparty of Robert de Brus, which is in the king’s hand by the forfeiture of the said Robert, by service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee.
Aubrey (Albricus) his son, aged 30 years, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (31.)
32. MAUD DE FERERS, LATE THE WIFE OF JOHN DE INSULA.
Writ, 10 June, 10 Edward III.
SOUTHAMPTON. Inq. 29 June, 10 Edward III.
Compton Monceaux. The manor (extent given) held for life of John de Fienles and Maud his wife by service of a rose yearly, by fine levied in the king’s court, with reversion to the said John and Maud and the heirs of the said Maud.
She held no other lands &c. in the county.
She had no heir of the said manor, by virtue of the fine aforesaid.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (32.)
33. SIMON DE BURDELEYS.
Writ, 13 March, 10 Edward III.
CAMBRIDGE. Inq. 20 March, 10 Edward III.
Maddingle. Two parts of the manor (extent given) held for life of the inheritance of John de Burdeleys, son and heir of John de Burdeleys, deceased, now in the king’s wardship and aged 9 years and more. The manor is held of the king in chief, as of the fee of Peche, by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
He died on Thursday after the Purification last.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (33.)
34. ROBERT DE BONEWELLE or DE BONEWALLE.
Writ, 30 August, 10 Edward III.
SUFFOLK. Inq. 13 September, 10 Edward III.

Hemyngston. A capital messuage and 10a. land, held of the bishop of Ely as in free socage; and 2 1/2a. pasture held of the prior of Buttele by service of 12d. yearly.
Gosebek. 10a. land and 20a. wood, held of the earl Marshal by knight’s service.
Blakenham. 2a. meadow held of John de Mortuo Mari as in free socage.
Hemyngston and Akenham. 30a. land and 4a. meadow, held of Warin le Latimer by service of 4s. 8d. yearly.
Hemyngston, Croffeld, Gosebak, and Codenham. 48a. land held of William de Bohoun, the lady of Feres, Edmund Harneys, and divers other lords, by divers services.
Robert his son, aged 24 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (34.)
35. WILLIAM SON OF WILLIAM DE KEYNES, of Faltho.
Writ, 6 July, 10 Edward III.
MIDDLESEX. Inq. taken at Hundeslowe, 2 August, 10 Edward III.
Stanwelle. A messuage &c. and 120a. land, held of Richard de Wyndesore by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
Stybenhithe. A messuage and 30a. arable, held of the bishop of London by service of 8s. yearly.
Cristina, late the wife of John de la Berde, aged 40 years; Emma, the wife of Robert de Wodemancote, aged 36 years; Alice, the wife of Roger Foliot, aged 32 years; and Margery, the wife of Martin le Sergant, aged 30 years; aunts of the said William, are his next heirs.
BEDFORD. Inq. 29 July, 10 Edward III.
Faltho. A messuage, land, and rent, and a third part of a water-mill, held of Ralph le Boteler by homage and foreign service, and suit at his court at Eyham, and 20d. for sheriff’s aid which is called ‘Schyrevesschot.’
Pollokeshull. 6a. wood and the services of three bondmen, held of Emery (Almerico) [de] Sancto Amando, of his manor of Milbrok, by foreign service.
[Unspecified.] 12a. land and 2s. rent, held of the abbot of Woubourne by service of 5d. yearly, and suit at his court at Pollekeshull; 1 1/2a. land held of Robert de Bylkemor by service of 6d. yearly, and suit at his court at Kechynghall; 3a. land held of John Bloundel by service of 1 1/4d. yearly, and foreign service; 1a. land, held of Nicholas Abbot by service of 1d. yearly; and a messuage and 80a. (?) land, held of the abbot of St. Albans, Edmund de Bereford and John Aungewyn, by service of 2 marks yearly.
Heirs as above.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (35.)
36. JOHN LE FERROUR, of Grantham.
Writ, 26 September, 10 Edward III.
LINCOLN. Inq. 6 October, 10 Edward III.
Grantham. A messuage held of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, by service of 2d. yearly; 164a. land and 9a. pasture, which he acquired of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, together with hay called ‘le Rewayn’ proceeding yearly from the said earl’s meadows of Quenesdam and Milneholm, by the king’s licence, whereof he has the king’s charter, rendering to the said earl for the earl’s lifetime 40s. yearly, and after the said earl’s death 40s. yearly to the king and his heirs for ever, as the charter more fully testifies; 4 shops, a shed, a vacant plot of land, and 70a. land, 13 1/2a. meadow, and common of pasture for his beasts in a several pasture of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, held of the king by no service, during the life of the said Surrey (vivente predicto Surr’), but rendering yearly to the said earl for his life time, and thereafter to the king and his heirs for ever, 4l. 2s. 10d.
Basingthorp. A messuage and 80a. land, held of Ralph de Stafford by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
He held no other lands &c.
Walter his son, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 46. (36.)
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