1454-06-13, Inquisition

Order to the escheator in the county of Essex ; pursuant to an made by him showing that Walter Parkieer of Thundirlee, William Godebold of Great Stambregge and Thomas Robyn Pakelesham, were lately seised in their demesne as of fee of the manors of Pakelesham Halle and Bluntes in Great Hoklee, of a tenement and 10 acres of arable land, 8 acres of marsh and 2 acres of wood in the town of Pakelesham, called Pereskyns, 10 acres of arable land and 2 acres of wood in the parish of Canecalled Litelmoones, 10 acres of arable land in Great Stambrigge, called Stamfletes, 100 acres of arable land in the of Canewedone, called Gardynmersshe, 180 acres of arable land, 6 acres of meadow and 8 acres of wood in the town of Great Hoklee, 150 acres of arable land, 4 acres of meadow and 8 acres of wood in the town[s] of Pritewell and Estwode, called Derys, 150 acres of arable land in the town of Southecherche, called Hamstall, 48 acres of arable land in the town of Great Shobery, called Napiltons, 100 acres of arable land and marsh, called Palgraves Londe, a tenement, 10 acres of arable land and 2 acres of meadow in the town[s] of Great Shobery and Little Shobery, called Lumbales, 3 acres of wood and an acre of arable land in the town of Hadleigh, 100 acres of arable land, 2 acres of and 4 acres of meadow in the town of Southemynstre, called Longdyche alias Hemnales, and 44 acres of arable land in the of Southemynstre, called Squyers Lande, and being so granted the manors, tenements, land, meadow, marsh and aforesaid (by name of all the messuages, cottages, tofts, meadow, pasture, wood, marsh, rents and services, dovecots moiety of a messuage which the said Walter Parkieer, Godebold and Thomas Robyn lately had of the gift and feoffment of William de Pakelesham in the towns of Pakelesham, Great Stambregge, Canewedone, Suthcherche, Pritewell, Estwode Hadleigh in the hundred of Rocheford), by their deed indented, at Pakelesham Thursday 3 September 12 Richard IT, to de Chaunceux and William Berland, knights, and to Pakelesham, [and to the] executors of the said William William, for term of 42 years with remainder to the said William Berland, and to Richard Pakelesham (now deceased) by name of Richard son of Agnes de Grestede, to hold the premises, to the said William and Richard son of the said Agnes and the heirs male of the body of Richard, of the chief lords of those fees by the services due and customary, with remainder to William son of the said Agnes and the heirs male of his body, and with remainder over to the said William Berland, his heirs and assigns, for ever; by virtue of which grant the said John Chaunceux, William Berland and William Pakelesham entered into the premises and were possessed thereof, and continued their estate for the whole of the term aforesaid ; and that when the term had elapsed the said William Berland and Richard Pakelesham entered into the premises, as into their remainder, and were seised thereof, to wit, William in his demesne as of free tenement and Richard in his demesne as of fee tail, by the form of the grant, and continued their estate for the whole of the life of William ; and that after the death of William Richard continued his estate in the premises and took to wife one Alice and had issue by her, Thomas Pakelesham, who still survives; and that the said Richard on the day of his death was seised in his demesne as of fee of an acre of land in Great Teie (lying by Le Teye Grene and called Le Kynges Acre ) which is held of the king in chief by fealty and service of 4d., payable yearly by the hands of the sheriff of the county for all service; and that the rest of the premises are held of others than the king ; and that the said Thomas Pakelesham is the son and next heir of the said Richard Pakelesham, and of full age ; to take the fealty of the said Thomas Pakelesham and cause him to have full seisin of the said acre of land in Great Teie, which is held of the king, as above ; removing the king's hand from the rest of the premises, held of others than the king, if they are in the king's hand by the death of the said Richard Pakelesham and for no other cause, and delivering to the said Thomas any issues taken therefrom since the time of the death of the said Richard.