1433-02-05, Westminster

Whereas by an inquisition taken before Henry Morley, late egcheator in the county of Lincoln, at Boston on the Wednesday next before the feast of St. Dunstan, bishop, 5 Henry VI, it was found that Thomas late duke of Exeter held among other things on the day of his death the manor of Appilby, co. Lincoln, of the king in chief for life by the courtesy of England after the death of Margaret late his wife, the daughter and heir of Thomas Nevill; of the inheritance of John Langton knight and Margaret wife of William Haryngton knight, the kinsfolk and heirs of the said Margaret wife of the said late duke, to wit, John being the son of Joan one of the sisters of the said Thomas father of Margaret, and Margaret wife of William being the other sister of the said Thomas, with reversion to the said John and to William and Margaret wife of William asin right of Margaret, and to their heirs ; and whereas by another inquisition taken before the said late escheator, by virtue of a certain writ of que plura directed to him, at Spitell in Le Strete , on the Tuesday next after the feast of [the Nativity of ] Inquisitions Post Mortem (Chancery), Henry VI., File 30, No. 56. Blessed Mary, 6 Henry VI, it was found that the said late on the day of his death held more lands in the said county those which were specified in the said inquisition taken after death, to wit, the patronage and advowson of the priory of the of St. Mary of Thorneholme appurtenant to the manor a market, and a fair, together with a court of fairs, and that pertains to fairs, and likewise a court of view of and everything that pertains to a view of frankpledge, the said manor, as parcels of the manor, under a certain form in the said inquisition, for term of his life by the courtesy England after the death of the said Margaret late his wife, of inheritance of the said John and Margaret wife of William, reversion as above; and that the said patronage, advowson, fair and view of frankpledge are held of the king in chief parcels of the said manor of Appilby ; and whereas by another taken before Robert Hatefeld, late escheator in the of York, at Selby on the Thursday next before the 5 Henry VI, it was found that the said late duke before his death granted and by his charter confirmed the of his estate in the manors of Great Farneley, Little Okenshawe, Clakeheton, Scoles, Collyng, Conyngley, Poterton, Bryniston, Kyrkeby-upon-Wharf, Northand Hoton Longvillers to the said William and his heirs ever; and that by virtue of the said grant the said William seised thereof in his demesne as of free tenement ; and that said late duke before the said grant held the said manors for by the courtesy of England after the death of the said late his wife of the inheritance of the said John and wife of William; and that the said manors of Great Little Farneley, Okenshawe, Clakeheton, Scoles, Collyng, Gairgrave, Poterton, Bryniston, Kyrkeby-uponand Northmylford are held of the king as of the duchy of of the honour of Pontefract, and the said manor of Longvillers of John duke of Bedford as of his honour of ; and whereas afterwards the said John and William Margaret wife of William made complaint and showed to king that the said manor of Appilby and the other manors were taken into the king's hands by virtue of the aforesaid on the ground that the said late duke and his wife were seised of them and of the castle and manor Horneby, co. Lancaster, in their demesne as of fee and in right Margaret, and had issue between them, one Henry, who died - issue, and that Margaret died so seised, and the duke, her, held the said castle, manors, lands and tenements tenant by the courtesy of England, and that from Margaret wife the right of the reversion descended to the said Margaret of William and to John as the kinsfolk and heirs of Margaret of the said late duke, since the said Margaret wife of the said . 139 late duke died without heir of her body; and that the said late duke afterwards, in his life-time, by his charter indented demised all his estate in the said castle, manors, lands, tenements, possessions, rents and services, together with the advowsons and members aforesaid to the said William and to Richard Walton and John Grissyngham, chaplains, their heirs and assigns, and that William granted all his estate in the premises to the said Richard and John Grissingham, and that thereupon the said Richard and John Grissyngham granted the premises, and surrendered their whole estate therein, in the life-time of the said late duke, to the said Margaret wife of William and John Langton, their heirs and assigns, so that the said William and Margaret his wife, and the said John Langton, were seised and, being so seised, in the life-time of the said late duke, made a partition of the premises between themselves whereby the said manors of Great Farneley, Little Farneley, Okenshawe, Clakeheton, Scoles, Collyng, Conyngley, Gairgrave, Poterton, Bryniston, Kyrkebyupon-Wharf, Northmylford and Hoton Longvillers, co. York, ' together with the said manor of Appilby with its members, co. Lincoln, were allotted to the pourparty of the said John Langton (in allowance of the said castle and manor of Horneby with their members, co. Lancaster, which were allotted to the said Margaret wife of William), so that the said John Langton was sole seised of the aforesaid manors; and that in these matters the king's licence was not obtained; and that though the said John Langton, and William and Margaret, have for a long time and at their heavy costs and expenses sued before the king in the Chancery to have the premises out of the king's hands, they were not able to have them on account of a diversity of opinion among the king's justices and other learned men of the king's council in the Chancery and for other doubts and uncertainties in this behalf declared, and whereas the king, assenting to the petition of the said John Langton, William and Margaret, that he would deign to provide for a remedy for them in this behalf, (by and with the advice and assent of his council and for a certain fine payable at the Receipt of the Exchequer), has pardoned the trespasses herein committed and has granted, for himself and his heirs, that the said John Langton, and William and Margaret, have full livery of the premises, together with the issues forthcoming from the same that have not yet been accounted for to the king, without hindrance (any inquisition taken after the death of the said late duke touching the said castle, manor and lands in the county of Lancaster, or the fact that the same castle, manors and lands have not been seized into the king's hands, notwithstanding), but saving to the king homage, relief and other services in this behalf due the escheator in the county of Lincoln to take the fealty of the said William, and deliver to the said John Langton, and to William and the said manor of Appilby, the patronage and advowson the priory of the said monastery, and the market, fair and courts together with such issues forthcoming from the said market, fair and courts as have not yet been accounted for the king, saving to the king the relief aforesaid, if it ought to of right to the king, as the king has taken the fealty of Langton, and for 40s. paid in the hanaper has respited until next his homage and also the homage due from the William Haryngton by reason of his having issue by the said his wife. By p.s. [2637]. Order in like terms (omitting the clause touching the taking of to the escheator in the county of York touching the manors Great Farneley, Little Farneley, Okenshawe, Clakeheton, Scoles, Conyngley, Gairgrave, Poterton, Bryniston, Kyrkeby- Northmylford and Hoton Longvillers. Order in like terms to the chancellor in the county palatine Lancaster to require livery to be made of the castle and manor Horneby. Be it remembered that in the octave of the Purification in the year Thomas Wauton, sheriff of Bedfordshire, was amerced 40s., for that he did not have the body of John Laurence before king in the Chancery at the said octave, as the said sheriff by certain writ directed to him returned.