July 17, Inquisition

Writ of venire facias in pursuance to the sheriff of Northumberland. Inquisition : Ildirton. Wednesday after St. Gregory the Pope. William de Medilton, who lately adhered to the Scots, enemies of King II, after the death of Idonia de Medilton, entered the manor of Medilton in Cokedalle, as her kinsman and heir, which ought to to the king by his forfeiture as a rebel, and still detains it. He adhered to the Scots in the year 18 Edward II, and remained with them the five following years. The manor is held of Robert Archer by the yearly service of 6s. 8d., and of the yearly value of 10 marks. MISCELLANEOUS 473 from the said Thomas and John to Robert de Sadyngton stating been found by solemn inquisition that the said William was the and that he was solemnly summoned and did not come. C. Ing. Misc. File 151. (16.) Writ to the sheriff of Essex. Westminster. 26 January III. [1344.] : South Benflete. 10 March 18 Edward III. of land in South Benflete, which John Sewale, who was hanged held, have been for a year and a day in the king's hand Cf. Close p. 294. C. Ing. Misc. File 151. (17.) Inquisition before Nicholas atte Flode, rector of Neucherch, Roger William Ryngeborn. Godeshull. Friday after the Annunciation III. [1344.] : le Baron of Wroxhale was born at Bouecombe, his father being Baron, of Bouecombe, a bondman. Richard married a widow of the bondage of Wroxhale, and held and a half of land there according to the custom of the manor, and purchased it from King Edward I to hold freely to himself and his charter of that king at a yearly rent of 23s. 24d.; he had the the instance of Master William de Marchia, bishop of Bath and he held the land freely for his life; after his decease Richard, entered and held it peacefully ; afterwards another son named who was the elder, entered and took seisin, and enfeoffed Richard, afterwards the said Richard, the brother, ejected the said William his son, and held the land for his life, after whose death John de then constable of Carsbrok castle, took the land into the king's reason of the minority of Geoffrey, son of the said Richard, and granted the wardship of the land with the marriage of the said to Geoffrey atte Mulle for 40 marks paid into the king's chamber, he has an acquittance under the seal of the Griffone. son of William brought a writ of novel disseisin against the said and Geoffrey and others and recovered the land by assize, and now by the said rent. Whittok, son of Jordan Whittok, a bondman of the king's manor has removed his goods from the manor for three years and more, at Neuport, where he has purchased tenements of the yearly value mark; he has also purchased 4 acres of arable land near Neuport side of the yearly value of 5s. ; his goods are worth 100s. transactions by other bondmen. Partly illegible. Cf. Close Roll p. 373. C. Ing. Misc. File 151. (18.) Commission to John de Stryvelyn, John de Fenwyk, Roger de and Thomas de Seton. Westminster. 8 July 18 Edward III. By petition of the council in parliament. venire facias in pursuance to the sheriff of Northumberland. before the said John de Fenwyk, Roger and Thomas. Newecastle- Saturday after the.Exaltation of the Holy Cross. INQUISITIONS Robert Porter of Baumburgh was seised on the day of his death of 66 acres meadow in Baumburgh, held of the king in chief by the service of keeping gate of Baumburgh castle, taking from the king 2d. a day and rendering 8d. yearly to the castle of Newcastle-on-Tyne and 4s. 5d. to the farm of town of Baumburgh. The said Robert had only a life estate by demise of Thomas de Baumburgh, ; the reversion after his death belonged to Alexander de Baumburgh, and heir of the said Thomas, as appears by the king's charter of licence a fine levied at Westminster. Ralph le Porter, brother of the said Robert, was seised of the tenements the time of King Edward I; he killed Robert de Fletham swynard in the of Baumburgh, and afterwards withdrew to Norham within the liberty Durham and elsewhere in co. Northumberland, wherefore the tenements taken into the king's hand in the year 30 Edward I. The said Ralph was never convicted of the death of the said Robert, but Edward I pardoned him the breach of the peace and gave the tenements Roger de Malberthorp for life, who was seised thereof until two years before death of King Edward IH, who held them for those two years; they came into the hand of the present king. The said Robert le Porter, as brother and heir of the said Ralph, in the 1 Edward III sued in parliament for the delivery of the tenements, they were delivered to him ; afterwards by the king's licence he enfeoffed Thomas de Baumburgh, clerk. The said Ralph never adhered to the Scots rebels. The tenements are C. Ing. Misc. File 151. (19.) 1897.