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THOMAS EARL OF LANCASTER. |
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Writ, 5 February, 1 Edward III. (defaced.) |
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YORK. |
Inq. 3 March, 1 Edward III. (defaced.) |
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King Henry III granted the castle of Pykering and manor of Skalby with lands &c. in Alverstane, Kynthorp, Ellerburn, Pykering, Farmanby, Ebreston, Aton, and Foukbrigge, the forest and park of Pykering pertaining to the castle, and the manors of Hoby and Esingwald to Edmund, his son, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the said king and his heirs, after whose death Thomas de Lancastria, his son and heir, entered thereon and died seised thereof in tail, and also of liberties and customs granted to him by King Edward I. The said castle, manors and lands are held of the king in chief, service unknown.
Pykering. The castle and forest (extent given), including two water-mills, a market and fair, waste places in Foulwode and Pikering, and 120a. of meadow held as his escheat by the death of William de Vesci of Kildare, a bastard, and a toft and seven bovates of land, held by the same escheat, in Brumpton, which is appurtenant to the said castle.
Skalby. Tofts, lands and rents (extent given).
Esingwald and Hoby. The manors, burnt and devastated by the Scots.
Lokton. A messuage, 4 waste tofts, and lands, held by the said Thomas as his escheat by reason of the escheat of the Templars.
Alverstane. A water-mill in ruins, held as escheat; and lands of the escheat of the Templars, now in the hands of the Hospitallers.
Kynthorp, Ellerburn, Pykering, Farmanby, Ebreston, and Aton. Rents held by the same escheat; now in the hands of the Hospitallers of the demise of the late King Edward.
Foukbrigge. The manor held by the said Thomas as his escheat by reason of the forfeiture of the Templars, and granted by him to John de Dalton, for his life. The Hospitallers entered upon it after the death of the said earl.
Henry, earl of Lancaster, brother of the said Thomas, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
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YORK. |
Inq. 7 March, 1 Edward III. (defective and defaced.) |
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Sandale. The castle and town (extent given), including a little park under the castle, a wood called Thurstanhagh, a pond with its fishery, two water-mills, and customs paid by tenants in bondage of ‘marchet’ for marrying their daughters, and ‘leirwite’ if their daughters are deflowered.
Wakefeld. Land and rents, two water-mills on the bank of the river Keldre, a fulling mill, an oven, parks called Newparke and Oldeparke, pasture in Midilwode (?) where all the burgesses and other tenants have common of pasture, two fairs (mundine) at All Saints and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and tolls of the market (mercati).
Alvethorp. Divers rents and tallages (extent given), marchet and leirwit.
Stanley. Divers rents.
Thornes. Lands and rents (extent given).
[Osset?] Lands and rents, including customs of ploughing and reaping at the castle of Sandale.
Horbury. A capital messuage, wholly devastated, lands and rents.
Holmefrith. Divers rents, including rents of tenants called ‘Gressemen,’ fines for the marriage of widows, and two water-mills.
Rostrik. Divers rents, and two water-mills, from the rent whereof there are assigned to John de Eland, knight, as part of his fee, 20 marks yearly.
Soureby. Divers rents, a custom of swine called ‘Thisteltack,’ pasture on the Moor of Soureby and at [Hep]tonstal and Fernyside.
Hyprum. Divers rents &c., out of which there are assigned to the said John de Eland as part of his fee, 32s. 7d.
Birton, Clifton, Dalton, Dewesbury, Flocketon, Hertesheved, Hetton, Crosseland, Thornton, Normanton, Quernby and Walton. Divers rents from free tenants.
Conyngesburgh. The castle and town with its hamlets (extent given), including a close called Impeyherd, a pond by the castle with its fishery, the underwood of Botrecliff, a common oven, two water-mills, rents in Clifton, and in Braithewell with Dalton and Cusseworth, and marchet and leirwite paid by the bondmen of the soke of Conyngesburgh.
Heytefeld. The manor (extent given), including a park, a wind-mill, and the advowson of the church.
Thorne. The manor (extent given), including a mere called Braithemere, with its fishery, 34 ‘bindes’ and 9 ‘stickes’ of eels, and 6 eels, or their price, viz.—for each ‘bynde’ 2s. 6d., given by the customary tenants to the lord, out of which 4 ‘byndes’ and 4 ‘stickes’ are due to the abbot of Roche by the lord’s gift, a wind-mill, marchet and leirwite.
Fishlake. The manor (extent given), including …… . in the wood of La Haye, and a wind-mill.
Dousthorp. Rents, and a moiety of the fishery in the river Went, with marchet and leirwite.
Steynford. 52s. 6d. rent of freemen, and 3 ‘byndes’ of eels, or 7s. 6d. their price.
Braithuayt. 17s. 1d. rent of freemen, and 3 ‘stickes’ of eels, or 9d.; and other rents.
Esshefeld. A park, a several pasture, a wind-mill and two fisheries.
Bramwith. A moiety of the ferry.
The prior of Lewes receives 21l. yearly from of old by the hands of the receiver of the castle of Sandale.
The castles of Sandale and Conyngesburgh, with the towns, manors and lands &c. pertaining thereto are held of the king in chief by service of two knights’ fees.
The manors of Heytefeld, Thorne, and Fishelak are held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Henry de Lancastria, his brother, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
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YORK. |
Inq. 7 March, 1 Edward III. (much defaced and in parts illegible.) |
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Pontefract. The castle (extent given), including tolls of the market and fair, and perquisites of the court of the borough, with the farm of the wapentakes of Osgotcrosse and Steyncros.
Castleford. Two water-mills and a fulling-mill.
Bramwith. A moiety of the ferry with a boat, and a pond on the north side of the castle.
S[ix]ton. A water-mill and wind-mill, perquisites of court &c.
Knottyngley. The manor (extent given), including a fishery in the river Ayre, and a pasture called Stokkyng.
Beghall. The manor (extent given).
Kredelyng. The manor (extent given), including two plots of land called ‘le Coteyherd’ and Clayrode.
Elmesall. The manor (extent given), including a pasture called ‘le Oxpasture,’ and an assart in Kirkeby.
Tanschelf. [The manor?] (extent given).
Carleton. [The manor?] (extent given).
Altoftes. The manor (extent given).
Warnfeld. [The manor?] (extent given), including rents of a woodcock (gall’ silvestr’) and five barbed arrows, and a fishery in the river Keldre.
Rothewell. The manor (extent given), including 58a. land in Le Holmes.
Ledes. The manor (extent given).
Secrofte. The manor (extent given).
Roundhey. The manor (extent given), including a pasture called ‘le Wodehalleker.’
Scales. The manor (extent given), including a farm called Wellefarme.
Kypax. The manor (extent given).
Allerton Bithewatre. The manor (extent given).
Almanbury. The manor (?) (extent given), including a water-mill, a fulling mill, tolls of fairs and markets, and the advowson of the church.
Marchedon. The manor (?) (extent given).
Bradford. The manor (extent given), including a fair on the feast of St. Andrew, a market every Sunday, a water-mill, a fulling-mill, and the advowson of the church.
Ackeworth. The manor (extent given), including a garden called ‘le Cotyherd,’ and the advowson of the church.
Camsall. The manor (extent given), including a pasture called Balneheugh, and the advowson of the church.
Berwike. The manor (extent given), including woods called ‘le Shagh’ and Blakfen, a messuage, lands &c. in Potreton, rents and works from tenants at will in Barneburgh, Berghby, Ousthorp and Secroft for having common on the moor of Winnemor, works &c. of tenants at will in the same places and in Barkeston, two water-mills and the advowson of the church.
Castleford and Metheley. The advowsons of the churches, pertaining to the lord of the honour of Pontefract.
Sleytburne in Bouland. The manor (extent given), including a forest, a water-mill, and rents from free tenants in Grynlyngton, Neuton, and Sleytburne.
Steyncliff. The court of the wapentake.
[Bradford (?)] Lands and rents, and a water-mill.
Couwyke. The manor (extent given).
Withgifte. The manor, and …… in Ouston of the right and inheritance of Alice his wife.
Houk, Escetoftes (?), and Ayrmynne. Divers tenements (extent given), including lands, rents, and a ferry across the river Ouse (?).
All held of the king in chief by service of seven knights’ fees and a half.
King Edward I was seised of the castle, town, and honour of Pontefract, the advowson of the hospital of St. Nicholas and of the chapel of St. Clement in the said castle, and the above manors and lands &c., and granted the same to Henry de Laci, sometime earl of Lincoln, to hold to him and the heirs male of his body, with remainder to the said Thomas, earl of Lancaster, and Alesia his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder over to Edmund, brother of the said king and his heirs for ever. The said Thomas died without heir (of his body?). Henry de Lancastria, aged 30 and more, is son and heir of the said Edmund, and brother of the said Thomas.
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YORK. |
Inq. 5 March, 1 Edw. III. |
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Berley. The manor (extent given), including a wind-mill and fishery. One Richard de Berley was some time seised of the manor as of fee, but he acknowledged before the justices of the Bench that the manor was the right of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, and surrendered it to him in the said court to hold to him and his heirs; and the earl re-granted it to the said Richard to hold for his life with reversion to the said earl and his heirs; which Richard died three years later. The manor is held of William Gramary by service of 11s. yearly, and doing suit at the said William’s court of Snayth every three weeks; the manor is also charged with 3s. yearly, to the prior of Drax, and after the death of each lord of the manor the heir shall pay 26s. 8d. to the chief lord by the name of relief.
Heir as above.
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DERBY. |
Inq. 12 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Kenill’. A capital messuage, a water-mill, lands, and pasture in a place called Longeleghe, held of the king in chief by service of a seventh part of a knight’s fee.
Le Frith by Foxholes. A messuage and 40a. pasture, held of the (late) king in chief as parcel of the castle and honour of Tuttebury.
Heir as above, aged 40 years and more.
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DERBY. |
Inq. 14 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Beaurepeir. The manor (extent given), with its members, Holebrok, Southwode, Hiegge, and Allerwasle.
Duffeld. The manor (extent given), with its hamlets, Wynley, Haselwode, Holond, Neubugging, and Edricheshay.
Scropton. The manor (extent given).
Spondon and Chaddesden. 10l. 17s. rent, and perquisites of court.
Hertindon. The manor (extent given).
Duffeld Frith. The chace with a quarry for mill-stones.
Appeltre. The hundred, with perimplementum of the same.
Wirkesworth and Assheborn. The wapentake with the rents and farms of the townships and hamlets within the same.
All held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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LANCASTER. |
Inq. 18 March, 1 Edward III. (much defaced and nearly illegible.) |
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West Derby. The manor, with lands and tenements in Salteford, Liverpoll, Grosseby, Wavertre, Everton, and Hope (extent given), held of the late King Edward II. …… . .
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LANCASTER. |
Inq. Tuesday after St. Gregory the Pope, 1 Edward III. |
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Seven years before the death of earl Thomas, Robert de Holand entered upon the castle and borough of Lyverpolle, the manors of Everton, Great Crosseby, and Wavertre, the park of Toxstath, the forest of Symondeswode, the wapentake of Derby, and the borough and wapentake of Salford, and received all the rents until the death of the said earl. He had no charter or deed of gift in the name of the earl, nor did the earl deliver seisin thereof to him, and none of the free tenants in the wapentakes of Derby and Salford ever attorned to him. Whether the said earl died seised thereof or not the jurors know not, but before the intrusion of Robert de Holand, he held the said castle and manors &c. of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a goshawk.
Henry, earl of Lancaster and Leicester, steward of England, aged 40 years and more, is his brother and next heir.
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LANCASTER. |
Inq. Tuesday after St. Gregory the Pope, 1 Edward III. |
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Lancaster. The castle, with rents of free tenants, and perquisites of the county (court), and wapentake of Lonesdale.
Skerton. The manor.
Slyne and Bolton. The manors.
Heste. The hamlet.
Wyresdale. 21 vaccaries.
Qwernemor. The forest and park.
Preston. The borough, with the perquisites of the wapentake of Amondernesse, excepting 10l. yearly which were assigned by the late earl to Lady Margaret, sometime the wife of Adam Banastre, for her dower out of the lands late of the said Adam in Beltesford, co. Lincoln, and 13s. 4d. assigned in like manner to Lady Agnes, sometime the wife of Henry du Lee, for her dower out of the lands of the said Henry in Ingol, co. Lancaster.
Mirsthegh[am] and Fulwode. The forests, with the parks of Hyde and Cadilegh.
Blesedale. Four vaccaries.
Syngilton. The manor.
Ryggeby. The manor.
All held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a goshawk or 40s. yearly.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 6 February, 1 Edward III. |
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. 12 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Tuttesbury. The castle, with the following manors, lands, &c., viz.— Tuttesbury, Rolliston, Barton, Adgaresle, Marchington, Uttoxhathere, and the chace of Nedwode, all held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of two knights’ fees.
Newcastle-under-Lyme, held of the said king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Keel. The manor, held of the said king in chief by service of a fortieth part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. 20 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Yoxhale. The manor, which is a member of the castle and honour of Tuttebury, together with the hamlets pertaining to the said manor (extent given), including a place called Shirholt, lying waste, a park called Rouleye, a pasture at Ruycroft, another called ‘le Ker,’ a fishery in the pond of Fouleye, herbage in the New Park by Rouleye, a fishery in the river Trent, a mill at Peksowe, also two water-mills and a fulling-mill there, rents at Neway, and the cutting of a meadow called ‘le Erlesmedu,’ held of the late King Edward II by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above, aged 36 and more.
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. Tuesday after the Annunciation, 1 Edward III. |
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Newcastle-under-Lyme. The manor, held of the late King Edward II by service of a quarter of a knight’s fee.
Kel. The manor, held of the said king as parcel of the said manor of Newcastle.
Heir as above.
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STAFFORD. |
Inq. Tuesday after the Annunciation, 1 Edward III. |
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Stoke by Newcastle-under-Lyme. The advowson of the church, held of the late King Edward II.
Wulstanton. The advowson of the church, held of the said king.
The foundation of the priory of Trentam together with the manor of Newcastle-under-Lyme sometime belonged to the king [Henry III], who afterwards granted the manor to Edmund, earl of Lancaster, together with the advowsons of the churches of Wulstanton and Stoke; the jurors are in ignorance touching the said priory, but the king had one vacancy and Thomas, earl of Lancaster, had the other, and died seised thereof.
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STAFFORD (sic) (rectius NOTTINGHAM). |
Inq. Tuesday in Easter Week, 1 Edward III. |
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Broghton. The manor, held by Robert de Cliftone of the said earl by service of a knight’s fee.
Crophull. The manor with its members, held by William le Botiller of Werinton of the said earl by service of two knights’ fees.
Radeclyve-upon-Soar. The advowson of the church.
Memorandum by the escheator, that the earl held many other fees and advowsons in his bailiwick, of which he had not as yet made any inquisitions.
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GLOUCESTER. |
Inq. Saturday before St. Gregory the Pope, 1 Edward III. |
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Cheddeworthe. A third part of the manor (extent given), was held by the late earl for life of Henry de Lancastria, now earl of Lancaster and Leicester, and by his demise, to whom the reversion pertains. And on the death of the said earl it was seized into the late king’s hand as forfeited to him by reason of the faction of the said earl Thomas. It is held of the king in chief by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 10 February, 1 Edward III. |
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. 10 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Wadington. 29s. rent.
Osgoteby. 2s. rent from 3 bovates of land.
Tyd, Lutton, Flete, Swyneheved [or Swineshed], Wodehed, Casterton, Kirkebyleyrthorp, Bloxham, Welingouere, Botheby, Ingham, Fylingham, Thunnek, Boltham, Elesham, Croxton, Ryby, Swalewe, Kelleseye, Sixhull and Grymbelthorp. 9l. 13s. 4d. for the ward of the castle of Lancaster.
Whitene [or Wytene]. 34s. yearly from the township for ‘shirrivestuth.’
Welingouere. 18d. yearly from the township for view of frankpledge.
Boutheby. 3s. yearly for the same.
Sumerton. 12d. yearly rent from the manor.
Lincoln. A free court called ‘le Rerecounte,’ held every six weeks.
Beltesforde. A free court with its pleas and perquisites.
Welingoure. Two views of frankpledge yearly.
Wadington. The like.
Whitene. The like.
Waynflet. The like.
Billesby. The like.
Beltesforde. The manor, held by Stephen de Segrave for life by the grant of the said earl, to whose heirs the reversion pertains.
Donynton. The manor, held by Philip de Barynton for life by the grant of the late earl, to whose heirs the reversion pertains.
All the abovesaid lands, tenements and rents are held of the king in chief as parcel of the earldom of Lancaster.
Henry de Lancastria, his brother, aged 30 years and more, is his next heir.
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. 10 April, 1 Edward III. |
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Wadington, &c. A like inquisition, nearly verbatim, taken by the sub-escheator in the county of Lincoln.
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. 12 March, 1 Edw. III. |
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Beldesford. The manor (extent given), including a pasture called ‘la Doune,’ a fish-pond, and a water-mill, held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a tenth part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. 14 March, 1 Edward III. (defective.) |
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Hegham Ferers. The manor with its members of Raundes and Russhenden (extent given), including a water-mill, a market with tolls, lands pertaining to the mills of Russhenden and Dicheford, and a fishery in the river Nene, held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
[Caldecote?] Rents.
[Chelviston?] Rents &c., including the carriage of a mill stone to the mill of Hegham.
Russhenden. Lands &c. (extent given), including ‘Cowvilthresshing’ and a fishery in a pond.
Irncestre. Rents &c., a custom called ‘Couvilthressing,’ 1d. rent from Robert le Brai at Wolaston and 2s. yearly from Amaury (Almaricus) de Nodariis for view of frank-pledge at Little Cestre.
Knoston, Podington, Farndish, Eston, Boseate, and Irncestre. Rents, works, ‘Couvilthressing,’ tallage and view of frankpledge.
Raundes. A capital messuage, lands and rents, a wind-mill, a fishery, and the custom of ‘Couvilthresshing.’
Ryngstede, Hargrave, and Stanewigg. Divers rents and 6d. for a pair of gilt spurs in Stanewigg.
Eketon. Two views of frankpledge.
Heir as above.
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. 14 March, 1 Edward III. |
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Passhenham. The manor (extent given with names of tenants), including 40a. meadow called ‘le Hamme’ on the bank of the Ouse, two pastures called ‘le Hay,’ and a fishery in the Ouse, held of the late King Edward II in chief, service unknown.
Densangre. Divers rents and an oven.
Heir as above.
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. 16 April, 1 Edward III. |
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Passhenham. The manor (extent given with names of tenants), including 30a. meadow called ‘le Hamme’ on the bank of the Ouse, two pastures called ‘le Hammes Hay,’ and a fishery in the river Ouse, held of the late King Edward II in chief, service unknown.
Denshangre. Divers rents.
Heir as above.
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NORTHAMPTON. |
Inq. 16 April, 1 Edward III. |
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Hegham Ferers. The manor with its members, Raundes and Russhenden, (extent given), including a water-mill, a market and fair with tolls, two common ovens, lands pertaining to the mills of Russhenden and Dychford, 8 shops let to merchants of linen (lini), and a fishery in the river Nene, held of the late King Edward II in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Caldecote. Rents.
Chelviston. Rents.
Russhenden. A capital messuage at the park, lands and rents &c. (extent given), including a water-mill, a pair of gloves furred with gris (furrat’ de griso), 3s. 10 1/2d. for ‘Couvilthresshing’ (?), and a fishery in a pond.
Irencestre. Divers rents.
Irencestre, Wolaston, and Littlecestre. Divers rents and view of frankpledge.
Knoston, Podington, Farnedich, Bosegate, and Irencestre. Divers rents, works, views of frank-pledge, and a custom called ‘Couvilthresshing.’
Raundes. A capital messuage, lands and rents, &c. (extent given), including a wind-mill, a fishery, a custom called ‘Couvilthressing’ (?), and rents in Ryngstede, Hargrave, and Stanewygge, and two views of frank-pledge in Eketon.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 10 February, 1 Edw. III. |
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WILTS. |
Inq. taken at Cherleton by Hungerford, 26 February, 1 Edward III. |
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Everle and Colyngbourne. The manors, with the liberty of having the return of all writs in the fees of the honour of Leicester and in the said manors, as parcel of the earldom of Leicester, held of the late King Edward II in chief, service unknown.
Staundene. 3 tofts and 50a. land held of the fee of Henry de Lancastria by service of 5s. yearly, and doing suit at his court there every three weeks.
Heir as above.
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BERKS. |
Inq. 26 February, 1 Edw. III. |
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Hungerford. The manor, and 2s. rent in the manor of Templeyngeflod and 3s. 4d. rent in Hyldesle, together with the liberty of having the return of all writs in the fees of the honour of Leicester and in the said manors, held as parcel of the earldom of Leicester of the late King Edward II in chief, service unknown. Upon the death of Robert de Hungerford and Geva, his wife, the reversion of the manor of Templeyngeflod appertained to the said earl and his heirs.
Bustlesham. The manor, held of the said king as parcel of the honour of Tuttebury, service unknown.
Fyfyde, Kyngeston, Denchesworthe, Lokyng, Catmere, Compton, Frydlesham, and Henrethe. Divers small rents (extent given), held of the said king, as parcel of the honour of Tuttebury, service unknown.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 10 February, 1 Edw. III. |
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CAMBRIDGE. |
Inq. 20 February, 1 Edw. III. |
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Berton, Gretton, Cambridge, and Grancete. Lands, rents, &c. (extent given), held of the king in chief by service of a third part of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 12 February, 1 Edw. III. |
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WARWICK. |
Inq. Tuesday before St. Matthias, 1 Edw. III. |
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Kenilworth. The castle (extent given, including a pasture called Coucastel, a park, two water-mills, and two great courts after Easter and Michaelmas), held of the late King Edward II, without any service.
Heir as above.
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DERBY. |
Inq. Thursday before St. Matth[ias], 1 Edw. III. |
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Melebourne. The castle (extent given, including two water-mills, a park, and a fishery in the river Trent), held of the late King Edward II, without any service.
Hundred of Greseleye or Grisele. 100s. rent coming from the bailiff of the hundred, held of the earl of Chester as parcel of the castle of Tuttebury, which is held of the said earl of Chester by service of five knights’ fees.
Heir as above.
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NOTTINGHAM. |
Inq. Saturday before St. Matthias, 1 Edw. III. |
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Gunthorpe. 26l. 13s. 4d. rent due from the lord of Gunthorpe, as parcel of the castle and honour of Leicester, held of the late King Edward II by service of two knights’ fees and a half.
The honour of Leicester in the said county, on account of which honour earl Thomas had the return of the writ, and he and all his men of the honour were time out of mind quit of ‘tol and them,’ pontage, pavage, murage, and all manner of prests (omnimoda prestacione facienda) throughout the realm.
Crophull. The honour of Lancaster in the said county, held of the late King Edward II by service of a knight’s fee; the court of Crophull of the said honour is worth 6s. 8d. and the view of frankpledge of the honour there is worth 4l.
Heir as above.
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LEICESTER. |
Inq. Sunday after St. Matthias, 1 Edw. III. |
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Leicester. The castle and honour (extent given), including two wind-mills, two water-mills, six common ovens, tolls of a market, tolls of a fair on the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, tronage of wool, views held yearly, a court called ‘Portemamote’ and a fishery preserved in the river Sore, held of the late King Edward II by service of two fees and a moiety of a knight’s fee.
Hynkle. The manor (extent given), including a park, a market and an oven, held of the said king as parcel of the said castle by the above service.
Shulton. The manor (extent given), including a wind-mill and a water-mill, held as above as parcel of the said castle.
Dresford. The manor (extent given) held as above as parcel of the said castle.
Swanington and Ravenston. 30s. 10d. rent held of the earl of Chester by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above.
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Writ, 7 March, 1 Edw. III. |
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. Friday the feast of SS. Philip and James, 1 May, 1 Edw. III. |
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Burreth. The manor (extent given), including rents from seven ‘toftmen,’ held of the bishop of Lincoln, and of the honour of Bolingbrok by service of three fourths of a knight’s fee. The late earl was seised of the manor of the grant of William Tuchet, knight, who was enfeoffed thereof by the said earl, to hold to him and the heirs of his body, but he died without such heir, and so the said earl died seised of the manor in fee.
Henry, now earl of Lancaster, is brother and next heir of the said Thomas and is of the age of 40 years and more.
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. 13 May, 1 Edward III. |
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Wadyngton in the parts of Kesteven. A quarter of the manor, held of the late King Edward II in chief, service unspecified.
Bultham, Somerton, Botheby, Wellinghoure, Bloxham, and Kirkeby. Four knights’ fees, a quarter of a fee and a tenth part of a fee, held of the same king, each fee rendering 10s. yearly to the earl for ward of his castle of Lancaster, and scutage when it runs, together with his court and return of writs at Lincoln called ‘le Rere Countee,’ and two views yearly at Wellinghoure.
Heir as above.
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. Tuesday after Whitsunday, 1 Edward III. |
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Donington in Lindeseye. A moiety of the manor.
Beltesforde. A quarter of the manor.
Alkebarewe. An eighth part of the manor.
All held of the king in chief by knight’s service.
Thorisby. The manor with the advowson of the church.
Wathe, Ingoldemeles, Wrangel, Steping, and Waynflet. The manors, whereof Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, enfeoffed King Edward I, who granted them to the said Henry de Lacy, to hold for his life, together with the knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, homages, and services pertaining thereto, with remainder to Thomas, son of Edmund the said king’s brother, and to Alesia (Aleysie) his wife, daughter of the said earl, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the other heirs of the said Thomas; who died without heir of the said Alesia, and Henry now earl of Lancaster is his next heir.
Thunek, Whitene, Fylingham, Keleseye, Ellesham, Grimpelthorpe, Swalwe, Ryby, Sixhul, Ingham, Calseby, Lokebourne, Dalby, Neubel, Raitheby, Byllesby, Waynflet, and Friskeneye. Thirty-four knights’ fees, each of which is worth 40s. when scutage runs, with sheriff’s aid, frankpledge, return of writs, two views yearly and suit at the earl’s court at Beltesforde every three weeks, which, together with the abovesaid manors of Donington, Beltesforde and Alkebarewe, are held of the king in chief by knight’s service.
Heir as above, and of full age.
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LINCOLN. |
Inq. Monday before St. Dunstan, 1 Edward III. (fragment.) |
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Swynesheved, Wygetoft, Flete, Luttone, and Tydd. Four knights’ fees and a moiety of a knight’s fee, rendering yearly …… . of Lancaster, and scutage when it runs.
Wygetoft. [The advowson of the church.]
[R]ye and Colbyland. 16 marks yearly rent, which rent the said earl acquired from divers tenants in Lut[ton?] …… . .
…… . 6l. yearly rent, which the said Sir Thomas acquired from Margaret, sometime the wife of Thomas de …… of Margaret hold the same rent for her life as dower of the inheritance of John de …… .
[Lincoln.] Return of writs and the earl’s court called ‘le Rerecounte.’
[Sutton] in Holand. The manor, of which Henry de Lacy, sometime earl of Lincoln, enfeoffed Edward, son of King Henry III, who thereof enfeoffed [the said Thomas, earl of Lan]caster and Alesia (Alexsiam) his wife and the heirs of their bodies, with successive remainders to John de Lancastria and Henry de Lancastria, his brother, and the heirs of their bodies, and to Edward, king of England, and his heirs; which Thomas and John [died without] heirs of their bodies. The manor is held of the king …… .
Henry, now earl of Lancaster, is brother and [next] heir …… .
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NORFOLK. |
Inq. taken at North Walsham, 27 May, 1 Edward III. |
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Fees held of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, viz.—
Tunsted. The manor, with its members, held by Michael de Meldon by service of a knight’s fee and 10s. payable yearly for the ward of the castle of Lancaster.
Heinsford. A knight’s fee, held by Joan, late the wife of William Roscelyn, rendering 10s. yearly for the ward of the said castle; and now the heirs of Thomas Bevent and of William Pauli hold it.
Fretenham. A knight’s fee, held by Cecily, late the wife of Thomas Bardolf, for her life, of the heir of John Bardolf, rendering 10s. yearly for the ward of the said castle.
Hadiscotoftis. Two knights’ fees, held by the prior of Preus as of the honour of Leicester.
Croskeston. Two knights’ fees, with their members in Norfolk and Suffolk held by the abbot of Sibbeton as of the honour of Leicester.
Estbradenham. A knight’s fee, with its members in Norfolk, held by Roger de Huntynfeld, as of the honour of Leicester.
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SUFFOLK. |
Inq. taken at Elmeset, 1 June, 1 Edward III. |
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Akenham, Wittyngham, Clopton, and Asketon. Three knights’ fees, viz.— the said manors, with their members and part of tenements in Stonham, held by Thomas, earl of Norfolk, by service of 30s. 6d. yearly for the ward of the castle of Lancaster.
Mendham. The manor with its members, held by Roger de Huntyngfeld by service of a knight’s fee, and rendering 10s. yearly to the said Thomas for the aforesaid ward.
Iken and Bucshale. Two knights’ fees, held by William Sturmyn.
Oteleye and Cleidon. A knight’s fee and a half, held by Robert de Emenhale.
Wilasham. A knight’s fee, held by William de la Mote, the elder.
Thorpmorieus. Two knights’ fees, held by Thomas, brother and heir of John de Morieus.
Old Newton. A seventh part of a knight’s fee, held by Gilbert de Riston.
Preston. Half a knight’s fee, held by Avice de Preston and her parceners.
Little Waldyngfeld. Half a knight’s fee, held by William de Bellocampo.
Boxstede. Half a knight’s fee, held by Beatrice de la Lee.
Haukedon. A knight’s fee, held by the heirs of Thomas de Multon.
Sprouton. The manor, held by the heirs of Richard Loveday as of the honour of Leicester, service unknown.
Louthingle. A knight’s fee, held by Geoffrey W . . th as of the honour of Leicester, service unknown.
Little Finebergh. A moiety of a knight’s fee, held by the bishop of Ely as of the honour of Lancaster.
The said Thomas earl of Lancaster held in chief of the late King Edward II all the above-mentioned fees, which were seized into the king’s hand after his death, and are now in the king’s custody.
Culfo. Half a knight’s fee, held by Giles de Wachesham of the said Thomas without a mesne.
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MIDDLESEX. |
Inq. 14 March, 1 Edward III. |
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London. Certain tenements without the Bar of the Temple, London, held of the late King Edward II as parcel of the honour of Leicester, which is held of the king in chief by service of being steward of England, viz.—a plot of land on the bank of the Thames, where the earl of Leicester sometime had his dwelling place (mansum), which is worth nothing except in the fruit of a certain tree; 37s. 10d. rent of assize; a messuage within the Bar formerly belonging to the Templars, called the New Temple, London, of which the said earl died seised, and which, upon the death of the said Thomas, the said king granted to Aymer de Valencia for life but afterwards gave the said messuage to Hugh le Despensier, the younger, to hold in fee, after whose death the same manor is in the hand of the present king; 4l. 9s. rent pertaining to the said messuage within the Bar and without; 15a. land called ‘Fyketisfeld; a plot of land (measurements given) on the bank of the Thames between the curtilage of the bishop of Exeter and the river, of which Walter, late bishop of Exeter, usurped possession by a grant of the said Aymer, and which he enclosed in his dwelling place there.
Heir as above.
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C. Edw. III. File 6. |
