July 51, Inquisition

Writ to the sheriff of Essex to enquire whether, by the custom of his a widow claiming dower in lands held in socage by her husband receives of half the lands or a third only. Westminster. 27 May 56 Henry III. Inquisition : She receives dower of one third of lands held in socage by husband as of lands held by military service. C. Ing. Mise. File 17. (11.) MISCELLANEOUS 135 Writ to Simon de Croye, constable of Rochester castle. Tower of 20 January 56 Henry III. [1272.] : John Potin and William de Snodelond, bailiffs of the town of from Michaelmas 54 Henry III to Michaelmas 55 Henry III, their final account before Richard de Green, mayor of Rochester, aldermen, and nearly the whole community, as the custom is ; was indebted six shillings to the said John and William ; and the was paid on the morrow of St. Andrew 56 Henry III. C. Ing. Mise. File 17. (12.) Writ to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer. It is stated of the citizens of Canterbury that though they have never been before the justices in eyre on account of escapes of felons from the there, yet Roger de Seyton and his fellows, justices in eyre, have amerced them. The treasurer and barons are directed to examine of other eyres in that place, and to make inquisition, and to do justice citizens according to the result. [Westminster.] 20 February III. [1272.] C. Ing. Mise. File 17. (18.) Writ to Ralph de Hengham. Wodestok. 11 July 56 Henry IIT, Kynewarston. Sunday before St. Peter's Chains. The monks of Lappelee hold one hide of land in Merston, for which suit to the county of Stafford every month, and to the hundred of every three weeks, and have performed it ever since they were the said land. The said suit is worth half a mark yearly, which the lose if he remitted the suit. But for their tenements in Aston they have never done suit, being acquitted thereof from time by charters of the king's ancestors. They make no yearly payment but twenty-four years ago John Lestrange (Hatraneus), then Salop and Stafford, took hali a mark from the prior of Lappele, and in the following years took by extortion half a mark, and in others 10s. who succeeded him took more or less, till fourteen years ago Akore, then sheriff, distrained the said prior to pay five marks ; so the time of the said Hugh till now the king is seised of five marks C. Ing. Mise. File 17. (14.) Inquisition before A. de Greynville, as to whether Henry de Norwode Durdi in self defence or of malice aforethought. Ambrebyry. after St. Matth[ew] 56 Henry IIT. [1272.] de Sancto Walerico sent.the said Henry his groom (valletunv) into of Merleberge to buy food ; and he being attacked by the said Walter with stones and an axe called a buscax, killed the said Walter sword in self-defence. C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (15.) Writ to the sheriff of Essex to enquire whether, by the custom of a widow whose husband held some lands by knight service of the others in socage, and who is dowered of one third of the lands in should be guardian of the other two thirds on the ground of her of kin to the heirs, or whether the custody belongs to the king in case as elsewhere in the country. Westminster. 12 November III. [1272.] INQUISITIONS Inquisition : No such case is known, but when the lands are held in socage a mesne lord the widow has the guardianship of the two thirds. C. Ing. Misc. Fiie 17. (16.) 410. Letter from the whole commonalty of Ulster, both English and Irish, W. archbishop of York, Roger de Mortuomari, and Robert Burnell, archof York, vicegerents of Edward, the king's eldest son. Sir W. FitzWarin, sent into Ulster as steward, has restored peace between English and the Irish, and has settled the whole land by good hostages the advantage of Sir Edward and the profit of the community. Before his it had been all but ruined by Sir H. de Mandevile, to whom the of Twiscard had been granted by Sir Edward during good service, who ought never to have had it, both on account of his conduct, as is shown trustworthy inquisitions, and because, having surrendered it to W. de late earl of Ulster, he entered upon it at the death of the said earl retained it till deprived by W. FitzWarin. Further, having extorted the community a great sum of money which he owes to Sir Edward does not pay, he threatens to buy the said bailiwick therewith ; but the declare that, saving their loyalty to Sir Edward, they will rise up against said H. de Mandevile if he is appointed to that bailiwick or any other, that the appointment of W. FitzWarin as steward will secure peace. in Twiscard, the Friday after Christmas 57 Henry III. [1272.] Inquisition before Sir W. FitzWarin, steward of Sir Edward in Ulster, to the conduct of Sir H. de Mandevyle. Finaleburn in Twiscard. On John's day, 57 Henry ITI. Magnus Ochaan having been put to death as a traitor at Down against the of the king and Sir Edward, Hugh Ochaan offered Sir H. de five hundred cows to Sir Edward's use to hold the land of Fernecren Kenach of the said Sir Edward, but the said Sir H. gave it to the son of Ochaan, a traitor to the king and Sir Edward, who unjustly holds it still. Twenty-seven English men and women coming from Maulin to Twiscard the way of Collan were slain by Irishmen of Turtria by design (de consilio) the said Sir H.; by his instigation the Irish of Turtria burnt the land of and Cachery, and killed 22 Englishmen. Coumoy Ochaan burned William de Culrath and killed J. son of Philip and other Englishmen ; Sir W. de Burgo late earl of Ulster was seised as of Mamym and Cachery, but on his death the said Sir H. intruded by his own authority; after having taken twenty oxen of the men Drindrif and Dunsumery for leave to export corn the said Sir H. unjustly from them twenty marks of silver ; he unjustly took forty oxen from the of Poreros and Portchaman because they would not feed his servants through the country ; he promised land to John son of Sir H. de to seduce Reginald le Chen when he was fighting against Coumoy at Glasdale ; he had a false measure to receive corn from Sir Edward's whereby the said Sir Edward has lost they know not how much ; unlaw fully took a hogshead of the price of 5 marks from Geoffrey Wry ; R. de being imprisoned for killing his wife, gave half a mark to Sir Edward, five marks and a horse worth three marks to Sir Henry, to be bailed out ; unlawfully took from the sureties of J. son of W. 20 marks, from Roger 5 marks, from Thomas son of Noese 3 marks, and from W. Scot marks ; after he was bailiff of Twiscard he had a fishing- boat on the Ban three marks yearly, whether by warrant they know not; after the MISCELLANEOUS 137 the said late earl of Ulster he made a purpresture of two carucates Edward's demesne at Archra .... ; he has no right in Crech or except in the part granted to him by Sir J. Byset, but he has the whole, to the lord's damage; after the death of the said late diminished the rent of Twiscard to the extent of 20 pounds of silver bestowed on himself; he has converted all these robberies and and many others, to his own use ; and the said late earl being seised time of his death of the bailiwick of Twiscard and of Crech and the said H. has adjudged them all to himself, to the damage of his C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (17.) Inquisition : Sengelton. Tuesday before Midsummer 56 Henry ITI, George's day, Easter eve, came William Paynel, George Payne and Perey, knights, Adam le Bauvent, Lawrence Basset. Hene the servant of Bauvent, Roger le Butelir, Thomas son of Robert de Arundell, William and thirty more, whose names are not known, who took and carried beasts, though forbidden by the foresters. William de Alta Ripa asked the foresters whether the abovenamed had licence to hunt, answered, No. Whereupon he retired without doing any damage far as he could, prevented others. before St. Barnabas came John de Bon and Thomas Paynel, and took and carried off a buck in the forest. earl marshal came into the forest with many men the Monday before [6 June] and took a brocket (brokettum ], a roe (cheverellum) and fawn (fenwm vivum). The foresters ate with the said earl in the forest. de Bradeham, the forester, took no beast, but was accused out of malice. beeches (lingna de fago) were sold for enclosing Arundel park, three in Dunle for enclosing Dunle and nothing else has been sold or given. Saunzaver (Sine Avaro) followed a beast out of the bishop of chace and killed it in the forest on St. Barnabas day, the eve are no eyries (heyriz) of falcons, sparrowhawks or herons in the forest, was one eyrie (eriws) of sparrow hawks in Arundel park which was by bustards (busardos). C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (18.) Extent of lands late of R. bishop of Chichester in Hamme. manor of Hamme contains arable land in demesne worth 4 marks a year ; 2 marks; a fishery, 1 mark; rents of assize, 44s. d., and one goose hens worth 4d.; 105 days customary work, 8s. 9d.; 35 days customary hoeing, 17 d.; and for carrying corn in autumn, 2s. The villeins 25 acres yearly, which labour is worth 6s. 3d. Total, 7/. 16s. 2d. of lands late of the same bishop in Waleton and Awell. manor of Waleton contains 35 acres of arable land worth 6d. each, acres worth 6d. altogether ; total 18s. Rents of assize excluding Awell, 8id.; rents of assize at Awell, 4s. 1 d.; total rents, 91. 5s: 10d. and 4hens, 8d. Grand total, 10/. 4s. 6d. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (2.) Inquisition before Roger de Legh and John son of Aer. lord of Cornlegh used to do suit at the hundred of Overes every three and the said suit is worth 2s. The said township used to make two yearly, which were worth 18d., and to pay the king 12d. for INQUISITIONS The lord of Hyntes used to do suit and the township to make appearances The lord and township of Hopelagard do the same, worth 4s.; and the owes the hundred 8d. The township of Clebury Mortimer used to make two appearances at the tourn of Stotlesden worth half a mark, and to pay 5s. yearly for stretand motfeh. The lord of Nenesauvage used to do suit to the said hundred, worth 2s. ; township made two appearances worth 2s., and paid 30d. yearly for and motfeh. The lord of Hugelegh used to do suit worth 2s.; the township made two worth 2s., and paid 32d. for stretward and motfeh. The lord of Ewdensauvage used to do suit worth 2s.; the township made appearances worth 2s., and paid for stretward and motfeh 2s. The township of Cheymis made 2 appearances worth 2s.; stretward, 5s. The lord of Salbiry did suit worth 2s.; the township made two appearances 18d.; stretward and motfeh, 18d. The lord of . . . . owe did suit worth [2]s.; the township made two worth 2s.; stretward and motfeh, 12d. The township of Burewarton made [two] appearances worth 2s. ; and motfeh, 6d. The lord of Overton did suit worth 2s.; the township made two worth... ... [The lord] of Kynlet did suit worth 2s.; the township made two worth 3s.; stretward, &c..... The lord of Essod (7) did suit to the hundred of Munselowe worth 2s. ; the made two appearances worth 2s.; stretward and motfeh with Huntindon, 6s. 5d. The lord of La Sethe did suit worth 2s.; appearance, 12d.; stretward motfeh, 2d. The lord of Swynton did suit worth 2s.; appearance, 12d.; stretward motfeh, 4d. These deductions (substractiones) were made on account of the liberties of Sir Roger de Mortuomari. The lord of Bulledon used to do suit to the hundred of Stotdesdon worth 2s. 2s. ; stretward and motfeh, 6d............ The township of Clebury ........ appearances worth 3s., stretward motfeh 2s. The township of Medwelegh owes two appearances worth 6d. Offeld owes two appearances worth .......... The lord of Bolde owes suit to the hundred of Munselowe worth 2s. ; 12d. The town of Stuverton owes two appearances worth 12d.; Alhamestan the same. F . Iton Buttler, the same ...... Offynton owes two appearances to the hundred of Bradeford worth 12d., and motfeh, . . . These deductions were made on account of the Master of the Knights of the C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (3.) 414. Inquisition as to who was lord of the lands of the abbot of Foucar- (Focardi Mons) in Ker, Lachton, and Hotun, before the said abbot them in fee to the abbot of Netley (Locus Sancti Edwardi). MISCELLANEOUS 139 lands were held of the Countess of Eu of her gift, in exchange for which the said abbot of Foucarmont used to receive from her English lands are worth in rents of assize of freemen, 28s. 8d. ; in villenage, 4d. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (4.) Inquisition : The messuages and five acres of land held by Nicholas in Hintlesham have been in the king's hand for three years and they were held of William Pippard. They have now been held for a day by John Sewine, Geoffrey Leffred, Matthew Beneyt, and who are answerable for them. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (5.) : The capital messuage belonging to John FitzWarin, with and meadow, is worth 20s. yearly ; several pasture, half a mark ; 21s.; no villenage, because his father sold it all. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (6.) of the lands of Roger de Jorpenville in Goldhanger ; acres of arable land (six score to the hundred) at 4d. per acre, of meadow fit for mowing, 13s. 4d.; 12 acres of pasture, 8s. ; pannage, dovecot, 7s.; a mill, 40s.; rents of assize, 76s.; customary 28s. 8d.; yearly rents, 18s. 6d.; rents of eggs and fowls, 3s. ; 4s. 6d. (sic). C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (8.) Extent. The abbess of Lysewis held in Newinton, in Salemonesbury Gloucestershire, three hides and the advowson of the church, but sold the prior of Little Malvern. They are worth 52s. 10d. Concerning Normans and aliens the jurors know nothing. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (9.) Five inquisitions finding that neither the count of Guisnes nor the of Bethune hold or have held any lands in the hundreds of Hertford, Brachinge, Dacorum, or the half hundred of Hicches, in before the sheriff and coroners in the hundreds of Oddesethe Advocate held three hides in Bussedon, now held by Everard de William Basset. The said Everard used to pay for his share to 3s. yearly, and the said William for his share 61. in the Hertfordshire county court. Advocate receives 10/. yearly from the abbot of Faveresham from Messwelle in the parish of Trehenge, which the said abbot holds Advocate, who also held three hides in Bussedene as above. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (10.) Inquisition : John de Lambroc and his predecessors have held half a of the bishops of Bath and Wells in chief by military service conquest. The said bishops have had wards, reliefs, and marriages Henry de Wingeham and John de Aure, escheators of the king in have seized the said half hide into the hand of the king only because held a virgate and a half in Cumpton of Eustace Durevill by half a pound of cummin yearly, and the said Eustace was hanged INQUISITIONS felony ; so the lands and services which he held in Cumpton were in the hands for a year and a day, after which, not being claimed by either de Vallibus, the chief lord, or his heirs, they remain in the king's hands C. Ing. Misc.. File 18. (11.) 421. Extent of lands held by Godfrey de Mylers in right of Ida his wife. He has in Fincham 743 acres of arable land worth 41. 6s. 11d. yearly ; 8 acres meadow worth 5s. 4d.; rents of assize, 30s. 1d.; 6 hens and 30 eggs, 6d. ; capons, 3d.; 20 days boon-work in autumn, 20d.; customary mowing 10 acres in autumn, 2s. 6d.; total, 61. 7s. 3d. He has in Weniz 57 acres of arable land worth 16s. 74d. ; 134 acres of meadow 13s. 6d. ; rents of assize and work, 57s. 24d. ; total, 41. 7s. 34d. He has of a certain wardship 30 acres and 1 rood of arable land at 33d. per worth 8s. 9d.; 54 acres and 1 rood of meadow, 5s. 9d. ; rents of assize works, 12s. 8d.; total 27s. 2d. He has in Sufeud fourscore and seventeen acres and one rood of land worth 14s. 6d. ; meadow, 7 acres a rood and a half, worth 14s. 9d. ; rents of assize, 10s. 8id.; messuage consisting of 2 acres and 14 roods at 2s. per acre, 9d. ; ploughing and other customs, hens and eggs, 57s. 2d. ; autumn works, 5d.; herbage and turbary, 9s. 8d.; 2 water-mills, 24s. 7d.; total, [14s.] 64d. Grand total, 401. 16s. 23d. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (13.) 422. Inquisition : The land of Brocton, held of the king in chief by Peter de More, who let it at fee-farm to the abbot of Croxton, is worth 101. 6s. 4d. (sic) a pound of pepper ; namely 6 virgates in demesne worth 15s. each ; the capital s. ; 10 virgates in villenage worth 16s. each ; one bovate with the (manso) belonging to it worth 8s.; a pasture called la Brouce worth the rent of one bovate held of him in fee by Herbert Freman, 12d.; and pound of pepper as rent of another bovate held by Richard Freman. Peter these lands of the king as half a knight's fee. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (14.) 423. Inquisition as to whether in the time of Ralph de Monford the hundred Chiltaham was an appurtenance of the manor. Ralph de Monford held the manor and hundred of Chiltaham by gift of John in exchange for his lands in Normandy which he lost in the said service. In his time the said hundred belonged to the said manor ; the knights who form the jury cannot learn whether he paid any farm. de Cotes held Westhale, which belongs to the said manor ; and the said (sic) crossed the sea; and King John hearing that he was against took his lands into his own hand and gave them to Ralph de Munford receive a term s rent, but restored them to Walo on his return. King John gave 10 librates of land in Chiltaham to Consolard the crossbowman, whose death he gave them to Theobald Blund, who still holds them. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (15.) 424. Inquisition concerning lands held by Matthew [de Sandiacre] and his wife at Sandiacre co. Derby. They enfeoffed John de Stoke nine bovates of land, which he afterwards leased to them for their lives a rent of 3ls. ld.; and on their deaths he entered on the premises,- but ejected for three days by the under-escheator of Derby, without prejudice the title, because the premises were held of the king in chief at a rent of 30s. MISCELLANEOUS 141 John] holds nothing of any other lord in the said county. The are worth 30s., and should revert to the said John on the deaths of Matthew and Christiana. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (16.) Letter to the king from John de Grey, justice of Chester. been found by inquisition that the land asked of the king by Hamo was not in the time of Earl Ranulf worth more to the said earl nor would it be worth more to the king if he kept it in his own hand ; to farm, it would be worth 5 marks 2s. 9d. to the king. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (17.) Inquisition concerning lands held by Alan de Rodmarthweyt of the of Maunsfeld. Alan holds all his lands of Rodmarthweyt as (pro) 4 bovates, paying as farm; he owes suit every three weeks at the king's court of paying 5s. yearly when he does not perform it ; the tallage of the 20/. every third year, or ten marks a year, of which he pays 40d. he owes no suit to the king's mill, because he has free multure de Wylkeby s mill in Pleselege, because the mill-pond is on the said Alan dwells two leagues without the covert of the said forest. death he pays 2s. for relief; and if he holds by charter, his farm is is worth 18s. 4d. yearly, without the 2s. relief. was made in the presence of Gerard de Sutton, representing de Staumford, escheator and keeper of the said manor. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (20.) Letter from the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer. have found by inquisition that the prior of Semplingham holds only of the serjeanty of Trowell, viz. 6 bovates by lease from Marsilius and 4 bovates of the fee of Gilbert de Brunesle, for which the said a fine with Robert Passelewe and Henry de Wengham, formerly of the king's serjeanties for a fine of 20s. and not of 4/. (so that he is 60s. at the Exchequer). He also holds two-thirds of a mill in of Roger de Mortuo Mari, of the honour of Wygemore, and not of the de Brunesle holds 6 bovates of the said serjeanty, and Gilbert de 6 bovates, for which they are arrented at the Exchequer. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (21.) Inquisition : Seynoretus the Jew of Norwich held a messuage in of Edmond Cake, chaplain, who sold it to him, by a service of 2s. The said Seynoretus is a fugitive for cireumcising Odard the son of Master ; but the said messuage has not been in the king's hands for a year because within the year the king gave it to Master Benedict, who it. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (22.) Letter to the king from the sheriff of Warwick. been found by inquisition that the manor of Stanley was tallaged the king's predecessors, the last time being in the reign of INQUISITIONS John; but it has never been tallaged since King John gave it to the and convent of Stanley. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (23.) 430. Inquisition : Adam son of Matthew de Stanton, who killed Matthew of Robert le Cler, held 52 acres of land, and a quarter of a messuage and of bovate of land, in Stanton, a quarter of a mill in Aldeport, and a quarter a mill in Wodehus, of Robert son of Haumon de Ducingfeud. The said Robert made a fine with Sir William de Eboraco, then the king's at Nottingham, for a year and a day, so that the premises remained in king's hands for that time. Robert son of the said Robert de Ducingfeud holds half the premises, and Hugh now prior of Lenton holds the other C..Ing. Misc. File 18. (24.) 431. Inquisition (damaged) : Five bovates of land of Alice Esturmy, wife Robert de Puntchardun, are held of the king in chief. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (25.) 432. Extent of the lands of the abbot of Truars in Gloucestershire. The said abbot holds the church of Horslege, valued at 12 marks, and the of Wytehurste, valued at 12 marks ; he holds at Horslege 6 carucates demesne worth 20s. each, rents of freeholders 12s., 3 mills worth 7s. each, 30 virgates in villenage worth 8s. each. If the manor of Horslege were it would maintain 500 sheep, giving a profit of 5 marks on the expense stocking. Value of the manor when stocked (excluding the churches), 19s. 8d.; value unstocked, 191. 13s. C. Ing. Mise. File 18. (26.) 433. Inquisition made at Mertock concerning the land of Robert de Sancto which he holds in serjeanty in the manor of Stapeltun. The said land is worth 10/. and is held by the service of holding one towel the Queen on Whit Sunday, and if there is no Queen, by finding one for the king's army. The parson of Mertock and the abbot of Mont St. Michel (de Monte Sancti hold one virgate of land and 3 acres of meadow belonging to the tenement of the gift of the old (veteris) Robert de Sancto Claro, to a chantry at the chapel of Stapeltune, which is in his courtyard ; said virgate is worth 10s. unsown, as it is now, and the said 3 acres 3s. Also the prior of Montacute (de Monte Acuto) holds 3 acres of meadow to the same tenement of the gift of the said old Robert de Seincler, 3s., but on what terms the jurors do not know. William Sclavine holds three ferlings of land belonging to the same tenement, the service of going with his lord at his lord's cost in the king's army. Twelve acres only of this land are sown, this year, and are worth 24s. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (27.) 434. Inquisition : Simon la Wete held a virgate in Rokingham by the of being watchman (weyta) in the castle of Rokingham, but forfeited it by larceny in the said castle, wherefore he was banished and never ; and Peter de Ragele, then constable of the said castle, seized the land into the king's hand, and afterwards let it to William de Briseworth, held it at the king's will for a yearly rent of 5s. Hugh de Goldingham, constable, let the said land for 10s. yearly. It is worth 10s. 6d. Thomas MISCELLANEOUS 143 son of Ralph Basset of Weldon says that it is not an escheat of the king, Richard Basset, ancestor of his father Ralph, being keeper of the outer (ballie) of the said castle, enfeoffed one Simon la Weyte of the said by the service of being watchman in the said castle, and that the said had issue, the first named Simon who forfeited the land, so that it is of the said Ralph and not of the king. say that the said Simon who forfeited the land held it of the king, it is an escheat of the king. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (28.) Inquisition : The sheriff of Hants took into the king's hand of the John de Taunton, on the occasion of the death of Thomas Vigrus, and a messuage worth 4s. and a virgate and a half leased for 8 years C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (1.) Inquisition as to waste committed on lands late of John de Veteri Westmorland during the minority of his heirs by the prior of Carlisle, et domus de Bruhame deteriorantur pro defectu sustentationis et coopertorerii (sic). quedam bercaria cecidit de quinquies viginti pedibus pro defectu et maremium alienatum est; et una forgia adnichilatur pro defectu de vasto facto in Qwiniffell per priorem de viridi septies viginti quercus de sicco stante date fuerunt per parcellas v et ij. quercus, itaque exilium bosco factum est per predictum priorem. bestiarum in parco de Quenneffel anno primo prioratus Roberti item in anno secundo xv). bestias, in anno tercio xiii . bestias, in anno bestias ; et parchum male clausum fuit, per quod intelligunt quod vastum factum est per predictum priorem. dicunt de manerio de Meburne quod tres domus in insula cassantur, et domus male custodiuntur, per quod intelligunt quod manerium est. v. nativi inpauperati sunt per injustas excepciones ita quod terram tenere ; et quidam nativus nomine Hugo discessit per licenciam dicti prioris dante. heymungar et gardinum male custodiuntur. manerio de Merton dicunt quod quedam bercaria viij. pedum alienata predictum priorem, et parchum ibidem destructum est per canes et per pro defectu claustri ; et parvum vivarium de Merton destructum est captum est inde quantum capere potest per sayn. dicunt quod magnum vivarium ibidem multum deterioratum est de magnis quod in bosco de Flakebrig vastum factum est. due vacarie (sic) asportantur de eodem bosco per predictum priorem ; et ix vacce et v. vituli silvestres capti sunt de eodem bosco, ita quod facta est per predictum priorem. INQUISITIONS . de manerio de Appilbe dicunt quod turris multum deteriorata est et multum putrefactum est pro defectu prioris quia noluit destringere carpentariorum qui turrim deberent redificare, qui ceperunt de domino Veteri Ponte xxij. marcas ad reparacionem dicte turris. camera militum que debilis fuit tempore dicti Johannis cecidit tempore et maremium adnichilatur. del. marcis quas domina regina assignavit ad emendationem castri non ultra x. libras ut credunt. dicunt quod destructio facta est de subbosco de Sanfford et exilium factum lx. quercubus de eodem bosco pro tempore prioris. dictus prior removit quandam nativam de Burton contra voluntatem que bene potuit terram tenere. de manerio de Burgo dicunt quod turris ibidem deterioratur et gista sunt et plures domus adnichilantur pro defectu custodie prioris. silve de Yarnfiteskoue et de Scrumiskoue et Carver male custodiuntur et deteriorantur per donationes et per novas hayas et per vaccarias et per vaccariarum postquam Adam de Slegille bene discessit de forestria de vastum factum est in bosco de Ormidall et de Wuchebec. de foresta de Carreck, destructa est de bestiis per forestarios, per canes, et et pro multitudine vaccariarum. de manerio de Kirkeby Steffan dicunt quod duo nativi discesserunt de per altam firmam. dicunt quod vallis de Mallerstang multum deterioratur per vaccariorum et per archeriam Rogeri forestarti maxime et aliorum de Lonisdaille et pro defectu prioris et custodie. purpresture facte sunt in pluribus locis inffra forestam in marchiis foreste permissionem prioris per tempus suum. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (3.) Inquisition : The manor of Caleby ought to be held of the honour and not of the king in chief. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (4.) Inquisition : William Belet holds nothing in chief of the king in ; but he holds the manor of Bromfeud of Henry de Burgo, which 10 marks yearly... ... but John de la Linde now holds the said : C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (5.) Extent of the manor of Bullewell. rents of assize are 71. yearly ; pleas and perquisites, 1 mark. manor is an escheat of the king of the honour of William Peverel, not by the death of Henry Lovel or of Alda formerly a damsel of the Queen; and the king can give it to whom he will for life injustice to anybody. It is in the king's hand, and in the custody J. de Reygate, escheator beyond Trent. yearly value, 7/. 13s. 4d. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (6.) MISCELLANEOUS 145 Extent of the lands of the prior of Ste. Barbe (Sancta Barbara) in Ayston, and Graftone he has 10 carucates in demesne, worth rents of assize, 26s.; a mill, 4 marks; 774 virgates in villenage, The manor of Beckeford can maintain 500 sheep yearly, yielding of cottars, 60s. Total, 67/. 14s. 4d. of Cormayles holds the church of the manor; and the abbot of lands in Ayston and Aston, which he has let to farm for 24 marks C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (7.) of the manor of Wolfrenehampton. It contains 3 acres in demesne 94 virgates of 60 acres each in villenage, each acre with messuage appertaining being worth 6d. (excluding woods), total per virgate, acres surplus worth 8s.; 12 acres of meadow worth 37s. 6d., of virgate holds more and another less. of the said manor called Tunstal there is a freeman holding of land and 2 acres of meadow, paying 5s. for all dues except and tallage. there is a freeman who holds 15 acres for 5s. Od. feoffment ; and 15 acres more, with half an acre of meadow, since Fulk Painel, paying 5s. for all dues except suit of court and tallage. also 4 cottars who hold 4 tofts, paying 2s. 6d. called Willenhale is a wood of 4 acres, worth 5s. yearly, and a mill called Billestone is a wood of 3 acres worth 2s., and 12d. : called Mora is a wood of 4 acres worth 12d., and a cottar paying 2d. manor pays 10s. for view of frankpledge or the lord takes the wishes. The perquisites of the manor are worth 5 marks ; tallage when the king tallages his demesnes, 16s. 8d.; tallage of rustics, their lands are extended by the value of the acre. of Wolfrenehampton is of the king's gift, and is worth 25/. six prebends in the gift of the dean. Total, 23/. 64d. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (8.) Extent of the township of Leyrton taken by twelve knights. 59 bovates paying yearly 12/. 2s. 84d., some a larger share, a smaller. is a toft paying 6d. of Nortwodehus are 2 bovates and a mill, paying a farm of 64s. are 21 bovates paying 50s. 2d. are 4 bovates paying 40s. are 13 bovates paying 36s. 10d. are 8 bovates paying 30s. 11 d., some a larger share and some and 13 bovates paying, with passage, 42s. 4 d., some a and some a smaller. are 15 bovates paying 43s. 5d. some a larger. part and some are 464 bovates paying 6/. lls. 9d.; and one man_ holding and paying 42s. 6d. t 10 INQUISITIONS All tenants of the aforesaid bovates owe suit of court, and tallage when the tallages his manors Maud de Lovetot holds 3 bovates in Welhum and 60 acres in Gringelege, 4. for all dues. Thomas de Stratton, knight, holds 22 bovates in the soke of paying for all dues a pair of gilt spurs yearly to the Exchequer. The tallage, when the king tallages his manors, is estimated at 201., and the and perquisites of the whole soke at 10/. Total of the soke, 68/. 19s. 23d. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (9.) 443. Extent of the manor of Wigington. It contains 2 virgates and 1 acre demesne, amounting to [114] acres at 6d. per acre, worth 57s. ; 16 acres of worth 24s.; 4 aéres of pasture, tenable in severalty, 2s.; 2 mills, ; an exterior (forinsecus) wood worth 20s. ; 3 freemen holding 3 plots land for 15s. in lieu of all dues; 191 virgates in villenage, containing acres each, at 6d. per acre, with messuage, toft, and pasture, 27/. 7s. 6d. ; 3 acres of surplus held by villeins, 18d.; 77 acres of meadow, 77s. ; cottars holding 6 acres and 1 rood of meadow, 6s. 9d.; 2 men paying fowls, 10d. In a hamlet called Hopewas is a man paying 12d. for one (pro wna aqua); also there are two volez paying 5d.; also a man half a virgate of land and 2 acres of meadow at a farm of 2s. 4d., and carrying the farm of the town four times a year within the county, which is valued at 8d., doing no other service but suit of court. In there is a free woman holding one virgate at a farm of 6s., and by the farm of the town as above, doing no other service but suit of court payment of tallage. Also there is a freeman holding 5 virgates ata farm 50s., and by carrying the farm of the town as above ; and all his tenants are with the manor. In the town of Tamworth, which is of the soke of Wigington, are burgesses a farm of 46s. 10d. for their burgages, 3 marks at the king's will their market (forwm) and pleas and half a mark likewise for view of nine of them hold 3 virgates of land and 14 acres of meadow a hamlet called Cotes at a farm of 19s. Id., quit of all service but of court and tallage; and one carries the farm of the town as above. man holds 9 acres at a farm of 8d. quit of all service but suit of court tallage. Also there is a cottar paying 8d. The tallage of the burgesses valued at 20/. Pannage of the manor, 1 mark. There are four men who pay for pannage whether they have pigs or not. Pleas and perquisites, marks ; tallage of freemen, 30s.; tallage of rustics, nothing, because their are extended by the acre. Total, 601. 9s. 7d. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (11.) ] 444. Boundaries of the County of Hereford. Inquisicio de divisis per xxvij. Inquisicio facta de divisis comitatus Herefordie per milites juratos qui dicunt hec sunt divise comitatus : apud Ludelawe subtus pontem per medietatem de Temete usque ad villam de Esforde, et inde ultra Temete Parva Hereforde Rocheforde citra Temete, et tota Wyteburn usque Merbroc, et tota Credelega Cundos (sic) de Storugge, et tata (sic) Colewalle per Cundos de Malvernia, tota Estenenoure usque ad capud de Glench, et de Glench tota Hatfeld per terram Bromesberge et de Dimmoc usque ad Kenepelege ; de Kenepelege cum bosco de Marchele usque ad Oxnehale, et totus boscus de Lintona per quandam maram, tota Estona usque ad terram de Longehope, et tota terra de La Le versus Hope- MISCELLANEOUS 147 et tota Hopa Maloysel, et tota Waulforde usque ad Wayam, et ultra alia parte usque ad Monam, ubi Mona cadit in Wayam, et tria castra cum pertinenciis suis, et tota Ewyas Haraldi, et tota Stradel usque de Ewyas Lascy, et usque Dene, Laystun, Brademedewe, usque ad Ewyas, et de Dunelays sicut descendit usque in Wayam, et de ad divisas de Brunlege et de Elveil, et tota Seintmichel cum Brunlege, per divisas intra Elveil et Claudestre usque ad Rugedich ultra et de Rogedich usque in Luggam, ex opposito de Pullelit, et sic per usque ad Legham, et tota Legha, et de Legha de super usque in rivulum qui descendit in Wildemore, et de Wildemore per descendendo usque ad Dunton, et tota Duntona per Temettam, et de ad Asserug et de Asserug usque ad pontem Ludelawe. dicunt quod Hupledene in hundredo de Radelawe solebat comes Marscallus dedit milicie Templi. de Webbetre dicunt quod Dorsitone solebat sequi usque ad fraxinum et coram justiciariis itinerantibus, quod subtractum est post werram de Clifford et per Willelmum Solers. de Bradewardin non permittunt vicecomiti habere ingressum in ad inquisicionem faciendam de morte hominis et de placitis corone ante werram. de Stretforde vallis de Lugge, scilicet terra domini de Castro venire apud Rogedich subtus Penebruge et inbreviare placita corone ad assisas et venire coram justiciariis, quod subtractum est per de Mortimer a principio werre. in eadem valle de baronia de Kintone subtracta est sper de Fraxino de eodem. Wilfretone, Wyttencia, Wilageslege, si queremonia de placitis pertinentibus pervenerit ad vicecomitem, debet vicecomes simul cum accedere ad pontem de Lectone ubi dicte villate eis debent occurrere, hujusmodi placita attagiare usque adventum justiciariorum, et coram villatas debent presentari, et de morte hominis nisi querela et possunt concordari. Et nisi propter queremoniam de morte corone vicecomes nec serviens ejus nec coronator in eis ...... habere. et canonicorum Hereforde est quieta de sectis comitatus et per cartam regis Johannis. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (12.) Extent of the manor of Drax, taken before the sheriff of York. of the courtyard and garden, 8s.; they used to pay 10s., but 2s. are for a pondfald in the said courtyard. Fourteen acres held in the prior of Drax are worth 8s. 4d. The ferry (passagium) and fishery 2 marks only, but now produce 3. Two mills were worth the old extent, but are now worth 37s. 8d. Herbage in the park, at Newland (novam terram), 6d. Total, 41. 15s. 10d. of contributors are given in each of the next seven paragraphs.) the prior of Drax for land held of the lord, 13s. follow similar payments by other tenants.) Total, 56s. 3d. of the borough, paid in lieu of all services (names of those paying 7/. 4s. 4d. of Drax receives yearly from Appeltona 13/. 5s., but the jurors which of the men of Appeltona are free or servile, nor who are INQUISITIONS The said manor receives yearly the farm of 6 tenants at York in lieu of all amounting to 27s. 4d. Paid by those in Newland who also pay a fixed yearly tallage in lieu of services, not being villeins, except William son of Ralph and John son of who were adjudged (deraynati fuerunt) to that rank before the king's 124d. Paid by those in Kirkedrax who also pay tallage, hens, and eggs (the last in the list is incrementum, v.s. 7l. 10s. 11d. Paid similarly by those in Langerak 110s. 33d. The men of Newland, Drax, and Langerak who pay tallage also join to pay 5d. yearly for leave to go to any mill they choose. The total tallage is 10/. to which all persons contribute who come in the above after those who pay farms only. The men of Lady Letitia de Katenis in Eyreminne pay 3/. for 80 quarters __ oats by grain measure, which equals 60 quarters by right measure. i; Payments of hens and eggs, 8s. ; All farms are due at Michaelmas and Easter except those of York, which are at Martinmas and Whitsuntide. Total, 651. 6s. 13d. (sic). C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (13.) 446. Extent of the mancr of Worfeud. The manor contains in demesne _ virgates of 60 acres each, worth 75s. ; there are there 8 acres and one rood of _ worth 26s. 3d.; pasture for 18 oxen, 3s.; for 3 draught beasts, 6d. ; for _ cows and a bull, 3s., for twelve sows with their young, and a boar, 4s.,and for [six score to the hundred] sheep at d. a sheep, 25s. Profit of a wood _ Sudlegh, 40s. ; 2 mills, 11 marks. There are 80 virgates of 60 acres _ in villenage, each acre, with messuage, toft and croft, being worth 4d.; _ per virgate, 20s. Each virgate can have to pasture 4 oxen, whose pasture worth 8d.; 1 draught beast, 2d.; 2 cows, 6d.; 4 pigs, 4d.; and 24sheep, 12d. for each virgate, excluding meadow, 22s. 8d.; total for all virgates, 8s. 4d. (sic). Some virgates have 1 acre in excess and some 2; total of in excess, 13, worth 4s. 4d. Also there are 504 acres and 1 rood of in villenage, of which more belongs to some virgates and less to others, 152s. 3d.; and 424 acres and 1 rood of assarts held by the villeins, 28s. 6d. In a hamlet called Burkot, held in villenage, are 8 small _ called stakinges, worth 16s.; in another hamlet called Bradeneye _ 5 similar fisheries worth 2s. 6d.; in another hamlet called Stapelford 5 fisheries worth 2s. 6d.; in another hamlet called Ewyk are 2 fisheries ls. Also there is a lady who holds a hamlet called Akelington at a farm _ 60s., owing suit of court and tallage. Also there is a freeman in the hamlet of who holds 1 hide at a farm of 4s. or the service of taking the farm _ the town to London, owing suit of court and tallage. In a hamlet called there is a freeman who holds 2 virgates at a farm of 3s. 9d.; and freeman who holds 1 virgates at a farm of 27d. ; both owe suit of courtand _ and carry the writs of the keeper of the manor within the county, which is worth 6d. In the hamlet of Esterhull is a freeman who holds 1 virgate _ land and 1 acre of meadow at a farm of 4s., owing suit of court and tallage. the hamlet of Riwyton is a free woman who holds half a virgate and a small called stakinges for guarding the wood called Morf in lieu of all In the hamlet of Halen is a toft worth 3d.; in Worfeud is a toft 6d., and another worth 12d.; there is also a smith who holds 8 acres, has to make mill-irons or pay 3s. 6d. yearly, and his farm is included in MISCELLANEOUS 149 mill. Pleas and perquisites, 30. ; tallage of freemen, 74s. 1d. ; rustics, nothing, their lands being valued by the acre. There is in Worfeud in the king's gift, worth 100 marks. Total 155/. 3d. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (14.) Extent of Hamslape. de Totehale holds 100s. Capel holds 10s., two virgates worth 4 marks, and 10 acres worth 8s. the carter has 1 messuage worth 2s. le Wel has an assart called le Chas, containing 60 acres, and worth ; also 5 acres late of Robert le Rus, worth 4s. 8s. for land late of Warner. de Dumbelton has 2 virgates worth 5 marks, and a rent of 4s. 6d. Tyngwyc has a rent of 40s. John the leech (medicus) 40s. for his service. son of John holds an assart of 12 acres, worth 6s. the tailor holds a cottage worth 12d. of the land of Haurugge, with rents, &c., amounting to 10 marks. 261. 10s. 2d. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (16.) Inquisition in the full county of Chester. Tuesday after the of St. Nicholas. of Frodesham are and ought to be quit of all tallage, because they the farm of the lands they hold of the king. Hitherto they forced by the bailiffs to pay pannage. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (20.) Extent of the town and soke of Boston by Walter de Pincebee and de Holebec, and by view of Henry son of Gerald, amounting to 44d.,excepting the following : the market et fortuniis nundinarum ; of pepper, a pair of tawed leather hose (hosarum de aluto), a pair and a pair of shoes embroidered with gold (solutariwm (sic) awro ; also excepting the foreign manors of Wike and Franton, which farmed at 30/., but now the manor of Wike has increased to Franton to 161. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (22.) Extent of the manor of Linlege. contains in demesne 310 acres of land worth 77s. 6d.; nents of freemen, 6s. 10d., and a pound of cummin worth 2d., according to the charter, and a pair of gloves worth d.; rent of villenage, 6J. 8s, with no works between Michaelmas and the feast of St. Peter's but certain days ploughing worth 25s. 104d.; but there are four and fourscore works in autumn worth 40s. Every villein who has a day s harrowing in Lent, which service is worth 18d.; wood in the wood, 10s.; tallage, 1 mark yearly if the lord chooses. tallage), 151. 3s. 3d. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (23.) Extent of the lands and tenements of the abbot of St. Everel in the patron of the church of Rowell, and receives of its income 30s. He has in Rowell 2 carucates in demesne worth 40s. each; rents nil ; 28 virgates in villenage, half a mark each ; 5 cottars, 2s. each ; 150 INQUISITIONS wood (pannage, &c.), 20s.; meadow and pasture, 4 marks; garden and dovecot, 20s.; total, 201. i In Willecote he has 8 virgates worth half a mark each; meadow and nil. Concerning the lands of the Normans, Ingelard Daty holds the township of Heyles, which belonged to the chamberlain of Tankerville ; and Godfrey de Craucumbe holds the township of Pynnocsire, late of Ralph de Ripers. C. Ing. Misc. Pile 19. (24.) 452. Extent of the manor of Apethorpe except the king's wood and its The men of the said manor retain the common pasture for their draught beasts. The extent is taken before the sheriff and John Gumbaud, by a jury who enquired by the oaths of the men of Apethorpe and Clive. The manor contains six score acres of arable land in the king's demesne, worth 12d. per acre; 10 acres of meadow, 4s. each; 4 acres of pasture, 12d. each ; 19 acres 34 roods of new assart measured by the king's perch, 3s. Elias the Breton holds 12 acres of new assart for life, worth 3s. an acre. William the reeve holds 2 acres of old assart worth 12d. each. William de Horton held 6 acres and 3 roods of old assart, now in the king's hand, worth 2s. per acre. Alice, relict of Warays, holds 1 acre and 3 roods of new assart worth 3s. per acre. William de Blatherwicke held 4 acres and 3 roods of new assart, now held by the king, worth 3s. per acre. There are 25 virgates, each containing 22 acres of arable land worth 12d. each, and 14 acres of meadow worth 4s. each. There are 24 cottars each paying 4s.; pleas, reliefs, and merchets, 26s. 8d.; 2 mills, 6 marks. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (25.) 453. Extent of the township of Hintune, co. Cambridge, made before Henry son of Gerald, Stephen de Bloy, and Roger Giffard. In the manor are rents of assize amounting to 121. 11d. yearly; a mill at farm worth 50s.; rents of fowls, 134d.; eggs, 13d.; 1 carucates of land, 30s. ; small works, lls. ; total, 161. 14s. 14d. _ Extent of the township of Bassingburne taken before the same by another jury. In the said manor are rents of assize of 22 carucates amounting to 117s. 4d. yearly; amill worth 66s. 8d.; yearly farm, 105s. 3d.; 5 carucates in demesne, 100s.; rents of hens, 2s. 3d.; eggs, 6d.; 9 capons (caupones), 9d.; total, 191. 128. 5d. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (26.) 454. Inquisition before Simon de Walton. Monday after the Assumption _ of the Virgin. _ The prior of Worcester has had his brine and been used to boil salt from time immemorial. He used a certain common bucket (communi boketto) to draw his brine, paying various sums for it. He used to hire men of the same town (sic) to draw his brine, boil his salt, and mend his leaden pans (plumbos) ; and he was seised of all these rights till the bailiffs of Wich (Alan Boleware, Philip Cleche, Simon Alane, Aldriche le Priur, Adam But, and Hugh de Froxmere) received the manor from the king, when they prevented him from MISCELLANEOUS 151 his brine and boiling his salt, and prevented the townsmen from service with him, and this craft cannot be practised by strangers. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (27.) Extent of the manor of Dymmock. 93 acres of arable land in demesne worth 46s. 6d.; 8 acres of 16s.; 5 acres of pasture, 5s.; 16 frecholders holding 12 virgates assarts, 6/. 13s.; 11 virgates in villenage, 4/. 8s. Every man has to plough and harrow 3 acres for the winter crop (ivernagit) with seed of his own worth 18d. ; value of the ploughing, 12d. Also to plough and harrow 4 acres in Lent, and sow them with seed ; value of the ploughing, 16d. Also he has to do mowing with men worth 9d.; to find one man for day-work, worth 13d.; to do once, worth 2d.; total of works (including value of seed found by Odd. are in villenage 20 half-virgates, at a rent of 79s., of which each work half as much as each of the whole virgates, finding one man for ; total for each half-virgate, 2s. 7d. ; for all, 51s. 8d. are also 2 half-virgates paying 10s. 6d., giving neither ploughing nor but other works worth 14d. are also 28 men holding parcels of land at a rent of 51s. 2 d., each of 63d. of work; total, 4s. 8d. (sic), also each of the said 20 (sic) worth 43d., total, 7s. 6d. Hakot holds land at a rent of 30s., Walter de Ketiford at 4s., Henry de (?) at 2s. 8d., John de Wilthone, 4s.; Alan apparitor, 4s. 6d., Roger 4s. 6d., Hugh de Pote, 2s. 2d., Hugh Morkere at 4s., Henry de 17d., Henry de Sutona, 2s. 6d., William the forester, 18d., Walter Calvus, de la Hulle, 4d., Roger de la Wurthe, 3s. ; total, 64s. 3d. (sic). are 66 burgages paying 65s.; frankpledge, 2 marks. ; small works sons and daughters of bondmen and others to obtain protection 1 mark; pleas and perquisites, 40s. the tallage they know nothing except that it is at the king's pleasure. 381. 9d. (sic). C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (28.) Inquisition : abbot of Cyrencestre can have his plough-team as it is yoked in a called Wythebrock with the king's oxen, and can have six cows bull with the king's cows, and all calves of the said cows till they are old. pasture called Cockmerse he can have all the food (nutricium) of in that township from the feast of St. Helen till autumn ; also a mare foals till they are two years old. common wood of Benetfeld he can have his pigs all the year round. wood called Heysulle, and in another called Inwude, he can have his the king puts his own pigs there. also been used to have one beech for firing in the wood called Inwude ; de Burgo has disseised him of it and of the pasture of Wythebrock town of Bray, except in Eye and Estcrofte, he can have his ploughwith the oxen of the king. common pasture called Eldefelde the said abbot can have his pigs nutricos), and his cows and calves and sheep. INQUISITIONS the wood of Bray he can have his swine (porcheriam et porcos suos) the year free of payment for pannage. the wood called Estewod he can have his pigs for six weeks between and Martinmas; and in all the above woods in Cockham and he pays nothing for pannage. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (29.) Extent of the manor of Lechelade, made before the sheriff of demesne contains 202 acres and 1 rood worth 100s. 134d.; 648 acres worth 21/. 12s. 4d., paying in tithe (én denna de consuetudine pro acra), 43s. 24d., leaving 191. 9s. 14d. ; pasture for 24 oxen and 32 cows, 8d.; pasture for 200 sheep, 16s. 8d.; 2 mills at fee-farm, 48s. ; a fishery farm, 26s. 8d.; dovecot and herbage of garden, 4s. ; total of demesne appurtenances, 30/. 4s. 3d. Rent of freeholders, 69s. 104d. ; rent of burgesses, 54d. ; toll (theoloneum) of markets with perquisites, 24s.; sum of these 8/. 2s. 32d.; 25 virgates in villenage pay as rent of assize 61. 7s. 6d., for customs, 18s. l d.; 9 cottars pay 9s. rent of assize, and 40s. tallages perquisites ; total of rustics, cottars, &c., 91. 14s. 74d. total, 48/7. 144d. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (30.) Extent of the manor of Conedovere. There are 2 virgates in demesne, to six score acres, worth 30s. ; 3 acres of meadow worth 3s.; 3 acres of worth 6d.; pasture for a hundred (i.e. six score) sheep at 3d. each, pasture for 12 oxen, 12d.; pasture for 6 cows, 12d.; pasture for 30 15d.; mill, 7 marks. is a wood called Biriwode, which, if appropriated to the manor, would worth 20s., but at present is only worth 4s. freeman holds 2 acres of assart of the bail of the justice of the forest, 4d. and a ploughshare worth 3d. parson of Conedovere holds an assart of moorland of the said bail for 6d. freeman holds one acre of assart of the same bail for 2d. men of Betton pay 16d. yearly for pasture, those of Norton 7d., and of Brome one ploughshare worth 3d. are 30 virgates in villenage of 60 acres each, paying a farm of 35s. virgate provides 4 days work for every week in the year, at a value of a day for eight weeks of autumn and ld. a day at other times ; total per 18s. 8d. It also provides 4 days ploughing in the year, harrowing is ploughed ; total, 12d. Total payments from villenage, 31l. 5s. There 54 acres of assart worth 18s. 2d. the land so held is similar, and the tenants are of similar conditions ; the bailifis have allowed those of 17 virgates to pay and work less. All men of Conedovere owe merchet for their daughters : if married within the 2s.; if without, 40d. If any of them goes away the lord will have his horse, all his bees, goats, and pigs, and his best ox; and his son will the land as he can. Perquisites of this sort, and pleas are valued at yearly. payable when the king tallages his manors, 100s. 671. 15s. 2d. C. Ing. Mise, File 20. (1.) Inquisition as to the value of Newcastle under-Lyme] and- its MISCELLANEOUS 153 rent of Newcastle in burgages and other lands is 13 marks and 5s. ; the town bakehouse is worth 5/.; pleas, fairs, toll (tolnetum) and perquisites, 19 marks and 20d., saving to the Crown all pleas of blood noon on Saturday till Monday. Total, 26/. 13s. 4d. mill is worth 161. Penchul the king has in demesne one carucate, held by the men of at a rent of 15s. They also hold 32 acres at a rent of 7s. 9d.; also at arent of 34s.; also 8 bovates of villeins lands (de terris operariorum) rent of 20s. 8d. William Muriol holds the field of Coldhock, paying 7s. 4d. Wlstonton the king has in demesne 2 virgates held by the townsmen rent of 1ls.; they also hold 2 virgates at a rent of 10s. 6d. ; the villeins of the said town hold 4 bovates at a rent of 8s., some meadows at of 2s. 6d., and assarts at a rent of 35d. men of Selton hold 9 virgates at a rent of 28s. 7d., assarts for 2d., and for 1 mark. men of Clayton hold 4 virgates for 16s. 4d. men of Steperuge hold 1 virgate for 4s., assarts for 12s. 3d., and a mill mark. from Boterton for pasture, 2s.; from the rent of Stafford, 12d. harrowing, mowing, and reaping of the manor, 20s. 6d.; of the meadows, 21s. men of Newcastle hold land between the town and the hospital at a of 7s. 10d. township of Knutton pays yearly 4/. 11s. 6d. pays 7s., and 4d. for an acre at Bothes. pays 6s.; Longetona, 6s. legacies, and other perquisites of the manor of Newcastle are valued frankpledge, 25s. 13d. 1 mark. 691. 193d. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (2.) Extent of the lands and tenements of the abbot of Cormel in co. holds 3 carucates in demesne in the manor of Newent, worth 20s. each unstocked ; rents of assize, 11 marks 7s. 10 d.; 2 mills, 3 marks ; in villenage worth half a mark each ; total, 14/. 9s. 63d. manor cannot be stocked, because it contains neither pasture nor said abbot also holds impropriate (tenet in proprios usus) the church of and Dymoc, with the chapel of Panteleg. to lands of Normans or aliens the jury know nothing. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (3.) Extent of the land of Robert de Graftone at Graftone seized by Sir de Mucegros. It contains 25 acres in demesne worth 12s. 6d.; profits court with adjoining pasture, 2s. 6d. It is held of the king by a payment of 10s. to the castle of Merleberge, and so is worth 5s. a year. :) Ballivus de Kyn misit W. de Kaione et sociis suis. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (4.) Extent of the manor of Drax before Thomas de Stanford, Thursday St. Thomas the Apostle. The manor contains 16 acres and one rood in INQUISITIONS worth 8s. 14d.; rents of assize in bondage, 8/. 2s. 8d.; an old mill, a windmill, 26s. 8d. Rent paid by the prior of Drax for land called 14s. lld. Farm of the borough of Drax, 7l. 9s. 114d.; a capital 10s.; rents of assize of hens, 60 hens worth 3s. 9d.; rents of of eggs, 270 eggs worth 73d. in the city of York, 27s. 4d. of assize of Langerake in bondage, 61. 5s. 7d. ; an old mill there, 3s. 4d. ; (passagium), 20s.; rent of assize of hens, 20 hens worth 15d.,; do. of score and six eggs at 3d. a hundred, worth 43d. of freeholders of Newland, 8/. 17s. 6d. by Hugh de Angervile for himself, 12d.; by Walter Falays, 13s. 6d. ; Black (Niger), 12d.; by William de Horkestouwe, 5s. 2d.; by Alan 9d.; by Oliver, 3d.; total of single payments, 21s. 8d. of assize of tenants of Ayreminne, 60 quarters of oats worth 60s. like of Apeltone in Ridale, 12/. 10s. tenants of the manor of Drax used to pay a tallage of 10/., but because poverty, it has been reduced by one mark from the time of the earl pleas and perquisites of the court are of various amounts. of the manor of Drax, except the said perquisites and the third part is the dower of Leticia de Shenes, 631. 1s. 53d. said manor there is a priory worth 3001. besides advowsons of five belonging to it ; the advowson of the priory belongs to the lord of priory of the Holy Trinity at York was founded by Fulk Painel, lord of manor, and the advowson thereof belongs to such lord. The jury exactly value the said priory, nor the advowsons of churches belonging but it is worth twice the priory of Drax. whole manor of Drax is warren ; the value of the said warren they do but its perquisites belong to the manorial court. 73 knights fees belong to the said manor; Geoffrey de Beningworth three, and Simon de Steynegreve holds 44. and Camelefford are members of the said manor, held by Peter the jurors cannot say on what title, and are worth over 1001. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (5.) Inquisition as to the lands and tenements for which the abbot of owes suit of the county and the hundred. The abbot owes suit at county-courts and two great hundred-courts yearly, principally following : hundred of Mennesheved, 2 virgates in Hare, one hide and half a in Eversholt, 2 virgates anda cotland in Crawele, 7 virgates in Middelton, and half a virgate (place not named), and six virgates in Holegate. hundred of Redburnestok, half a hide in Segenho. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (6.) Inquisition : Fourscore acres in Greater Estones which the abbot holds of the gift of Ralph le Moyne, who held of the king in chief are not of the body of the serjeanty, but of the escheat of the A rent of one mark was paid from them to the said Ralph, which to the said abbot with all his right. fourscore acres are worth 40s. a year, C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (7.) MISCELLANEOUS 155 465. Extent of Langeleye. There is in demesne one carucate worth 20s. ; half a mark; rent of assize, 74s. 6d.; wood, 7s. 8d.; pleas and half a mark; merchet and heriot, half a mark ; bread and fowls Christmas, 74d.; work of customary tenants, 8s. 24d.; tallage every third half a mark. Total, 6/. 17s. 8d. (including complete tallage). C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (8.) 466. Inquisition: The weir in Diddeworh has been raised to the damage the king's fishery and meadows in Bray, and of the country, because it not raised like another weir, but is so closely blocked that the water floods fields. Ships are unable to pass till it is opened. It was first raised in time of King Richard, by Richard de Bononia the clerk (clericus de who was succeeded by William de Bononia his son, who was sucby William his son, father of John the present owner. The said Richard a clerk of the king's Exchequer, and William his son likewise. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (9.) 467. Inquisition : Stephen de Turnham paid scutage to Geoffrey de for one knight's fee in Brichull, which is of the fee of the said William C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (10.) 468. Inquisition as to the demesne of the Count of Brittany s manor of The said manor was let to farm for a quit rent of 44/. in the time of Count by Warin de Bassingeburne, steward of the honour of Britanny, Knights Hospitallers receiving an annuity of 100s. The grove of formerly yielding a large profit, is destroyed and is common so that the said Count has no right to till it even if he wished. The knights of the honour of Britanny are Philip de Cestrehunt, holding of a knight's fee, Richard Butler (Pincerna) holding of a knight's fee, and de Poynton, holding of a knight's fee. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (11.) 468. Letter of N. de Lusteshull, sheriff of Wilts, reciting the king's writ. Inquisition : The king's men of the barton of Merleberge have not been to have nor ought to have common of pasture for their draught beasts the meadow of Manniton, held by Nicholas de Barbeflete of Hugh de Dovre, after it is mowed, but the said Nicholas can enclose it if he will. The men of the said barton have no common of pasture for their draught in Cadecroft. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (12.) 470. Inquisition : The jurors know not who destroyed the park or forest the countess of Arundel. They say, however, that four greyhounds, two of which belonged to Robert Vilers and two to John Agylon, were caught in Stansted forest and taken Stansted court. One of these because it was more valuable (carior) was to Sir Hugh le Mesir of Pernested. Clement, the bailiff of Borne, it was not safe at Pernested, sent Robert the forester and John son William Avelin, to take it by night to Borne. As they came to the door the grange of Bourne four men met them, Gilbert servant of John Agylon, Agylon, Henry de Welesworth and William Beaurepeir, who took the greyhound by force and beat John son of William Avelin ... . that the hue and cry was raised. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (13.) INQUISITIONS Inquisition taken before the sheriffs of Cumberland and Lancaster de Dakre. Thomas de Multon is forester in fee of the whole of Englewode, paying for his office 10 marks of silver yearly. has escape of all animals except swine, and of swine all the year round hay of Plumtone, and during the fencemonth, viz., a fortnight before fortnight after Midsummer-day, in the rest of the forest. has all dead wood standing and fallen, all dry wood and barren trees, (ceppagium), twigs (co-operones) and bark, wood of alders, (alnea and willows, all cablish and branches, and all residue of oaks given by command, except in the hay of Plumstone, where he has no profit wood. man furtively (furtive) fells an oak the said Thomas is to attach his according to the law of the forest, that he may come before the justice forest ; and the king has the attachments and amercements, but the has the oak. said Thomas has the right to chase within the said forest hare, fox, (murelegum), wolf, badger, otter, marten, squirrel, and all woodland save hart and hind, fallow buck and his doe, roebuck and his doe, wildsow, and hawk, which are the king s. said Sir Thomas has all falcons, sparrow-hawks, muskets, and eyries, hawks (ancipitres) which are the king s. said Sir Thomas has all honey and wax. predecessors took fines from trespassers (forisviam), so that none quit the highway in the king's wood but by leave of the forester ; but Thomas has not taken it. has rere-pannage (retropannagium) in the king's wood from Martinmas Andrew's day; and he is wont to fish in all waters and lakes (lays) the forest, as his predecessors did. does not permit the sheriff or any bailiff to enter the forest with bows except to distrain money for the king, and that only by view foresters. has lawing of dogs, and 3s. and no more for every dog found unlawed the forest. and his predecessors have appointed and dismissed whom they would foresters, to obey the said Thomas and his steward of the forest. holds the king's pleas of attachment within the forest, and petty pleas himself always the day after the Lancashire county court. foresters in fee answer to him or his steward for the above matters concern him. woodward may bear bow and arrows in the forest. Both foresters in woodwards swear fealty. said Thomas and his predecessors have been used to make charcoal wood falling to them on the spot where it is found. Also they have for carrying all the aforesaid things where they will within C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (14.) Extent of the lands and tenements of the prior of Derhurste in except impropriated churches. prior has in Okintone 12 bovates worth 20s. ; rents of assize and aids, 2d.; land in villenage, 4/. 4s. 4d. The above manor cannot be stocked, it has no meadow, except enough to furnish a cartload of hay annually. due from Sir Robert de Mucegros, half a mark. Total, 107. 3s. 2d. MISCELLANEOUS 157 The prior is patron of the church of Wulsiston, where he has 12 bovates 20s.; rents of assize and aids of rustics, 43s. 9d.; land in villenage, 12s. 74d. The above manor cannot be stocked, as it has only meadow to furnish a cartload of hay yearly. Total, 6. 16s. 43d. is parson of the church of Derhurste, where he has 22s. of rents of assize, no demesne. He has 5 acres in demesne at Hawes, worth 2s.; rents of assize and aids rustics, 60s. 10d.; land in villenage, 54s. 113d. Total, 5. 17s. 94d. It it would be worth 71. is patron of the church of Culne, where he has 14 carucates worth 20s. ; rents of assize and aids of rustics, 4/. 19s. 6d.; land in villenage, 10s. Total, 91. 9s. 6d. is patron of the church of Preston, where he has 2 carucates worth 18s. ; of assize and aids of rustics, 4/. 13s. 6d. ; in villenage, 57s. The manor no room for stock. Total, 8/. 8s. 6d. is patron of the church of Welneford, where he has 2 carucates worth ; rents of assize and aids of rustics, 7/. 9s.; land in villenage, 74s. ; is no room for stock. Total, 12/. 9s. 8d. is also patron of the church of Cumpthone, where he has 2 carucates 20s. ; [rents of assize and] aid of rustics, 52s.; land in villenage, 10s. Total, 8/. 2s. If stocked it would be worth 8/. 10s. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (15.) Extent of the manors of Topesham and Exeministre. In Topesham are 150 acres worth 25s.; rents of assize of villeins, 10/. lls. 9d. ; of villeins, 3s. 2d.; rent of fowls, which is church-scot, 4s. 9d. ; of sheep, 7s. 8d.; custom of bushels, 8s.; custom of ships carrying 30s.; custom of a fair without Exeter, 20s.; wax and a pair of iron 2s. 8d.; a park, 13s. 4d.; pasture of cattle, 6s. 8d.; rent of 3 shops tribus soldis locandis), 13s. 4d.; pleas and perquisites, 20s.; aids, 20s. ; 197. 6s. 4d. Exeministre there are in demesne 400 acres, 344 valued at 5d. each, and at 24d., total 8l. 7s. 6d. (sic); rents of freeholders, 13/. 4s.; rents of 75s. 7d.; works of villeins, 59s. 44d.; custom of ploughs, 3s. 9d. ; of sheep, 2s. 8d.; church-scot of rye (stliginis), 4s. 6d.; 414 acres meadow, 51s. 103d. ; a garden, 6s. 8d.; pasture of cattle in the park, 15s. ; 5s.; pasture of cattle without the park, 3s.; a mill, 13s. 4d.; pleas perquisites, 13s. 4d.; aid, 13s. 4d.; hundred of Wnford, 66s. 8d. ; total, 5s. Td. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (16.) Valuation of corn and other profits of lands alienated from which are held of the king in chief in Northants. of Hale : Value, deducting Tenant's sureties of crop. Tenant. expenses incurred. for price. 1 rood . Robert de Hale, clerk . 2s. 3d. . Philip de Keilmers. z Henry the carpenter. . . . Stephende Hale . . . 6s. Richard son of Hugh. . . . Richard son of Hugh .__ 6s. 6d. peer a dee. William son ofAunger. . . . William de Apethorp. 18d. ee ae INQUISITIONS Value, deducting Tenant's sureties of crop. Tenant. expenses incurred. for price. . . . Henry the carpenter . 9d. (Peeena as Hate AE . . . John de Aylinton . (Not tilled.) . . . Herewardde Hale . . 3d. eee oe ee tole Stephen the clerk. (Henry the carpenter. 1 rood The prior of Finnesheved . 10s. 13d. pe ae he . . . ThomasdeRisle . . . 12d. . . . Williamde Hale . . . CUE ecunde jurors know nothing of other profits. of Sibtoft : Value, deducting expenses incurred. Crop. Tenant. Corn. Hay. . . The abbot of Suleby . . 12s. 5d... 2s. . . William de Insula . . 13s8.6d. ees 2s. 6d. . . Thomas Mutom (2) . . USd. - as tass oie 6d. . . William son of Arneburge 3s. ....-. 6d. . . John Ribelet . . . . 38. 9 .eee. 6d. . . Roger the chaplain . . T8de5 eee 6d. and The abbot of St. James of 3s. 6d. ...... 6d. acres Northampton ?]. . . ...... Kington . . 68. sseae, 12d. . . Johnie Fraunceys . . 18d. geass 6d. tanec : 12d. Badnce te Obertge ewe Sar ieestom oe coee . . . AdamdelLubenho . . IU eecoc ond ce 6 9 jase Musle 2 a: TS8de ce Wives 6d. . . Alfred ...... J Pon nons AF Basode Bo jurors know of no other profits. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (17.) Inquisition : A parcel of land called Ocholte is worth 40s. yearly, never been tilled but in the time of the present king. It belongs to of Braye, and contains 80 acres of arable land, marsh, and alder- It is an excellent place of resort for the king's roe-deer and other It is in the king's demesne, and he can do with it what he will; but be greatly to his loss if it were in any hands but his own, because on all sides by the king's woods. But for the pasture contained the king's oxen could not be maintained in summer except by the meadows. Godfrey de Lyftone, when approver (approbator) of the of Braye, took this land from the common of the township. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (18.) Extent of the manor of Glatton. The manor contains 384 acres in worth 9/. 12s. a year; meadow, 8/. 13s. 4d.; pasture, 15s. ; 5s. ; rents of assize of freeholders, 7s. 10d., together with 4 pounds of 2 pounds of cummin, 1 pair of gloves worth id., 1 pair of gilt spurs 6d., and 6 capons total of petty items, 3s. 24d. also contains 28 villeins, each holding one virgate,; and these, with the work, are worth 18/. 18s. There are also 10 villeins holding one each, and one holding half a virgate; these, with the villeins work, 6l. 6s. There are 15 cottars, whose service and work is worth 36s. MISCELLANEOUS 159 of the said villeins and cottars is worth 10 marks, more or less lord's will. The lord can stock the pasture with 27 cows and 200 sheep. 58/. 83d. (Endorsed :) Terminata. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (19.) Inquisition as to whether the farm of the demesne of Barnhale is and whether the tenants have been deprived of common of pasture by Warin le Grosvenur and Ralph de Wetenhale the king's bailiff. men of Barnhale have only common of herbage in the wood of Warin and not common of wood, nor have they been used to take but by leave of the said Warin ; and this was so in the time of Earl and Earl John. The said bailiff has done nothing to them beyond The farm of 100s. is too high; 5 marks would be sufficient. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (20.) List of lands late of Juel Belinger. Tenant. Holding. Lord. Rent. son of Jordan . Capital messuage . . Roger de Alto Monte 10s, son of Auverey . 1 virgate . . . . Walterde Daivilla . 7s. 8d, de Paylen . . 3 virgate . Do. 4s. son of Auverey 1 virgate in villenage Do. . 2s. 6d, and work, with one hand. a grove. 5 Do. . 3s. the miller . Hoverend of grove Do. : 14d, of Stanle . Rent of 46s. from le Lowemilne, of the gift of the said Walter. Rapey ._. Mill of Rifford . . Walterde Daivilla . 3 marks. (all held of Walter de Daivilla) : Tenant. Holding. Rent. de Brinkelowe . . . 1 virgate. . ._. 8s. (suanus) . . . . . virgate in villenage . . 2s. and work, A ee oe Do. ee es Do. de Pecrik . . . Do. eons Do. le Messer Do. Do. de Daivilla has sold to Henry Tout of W: arwick the felled timber belonging to the wood late of Juel Berenger (sic). C. Ing. Mise. File 20, (21.) Inquisition : The land of Mumray is worth 1 mark yearly; also . . . . yearly rent ; also there are 22s. of rent in the parish of . .. . Richard de Chartrugge of Cestresham to Hugh de Bray, and one of cummin. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (22.) Inquisition by a jury of the wapentake of Hang. A former earl of gave three carucates in Estbolton to the ancestors of Ymayna of Richard in drengage to carry his wine from the castle to the and to keep his hounds and hawks, how many they cannot say ;_ but has been commuted for a farm of 9s. Of this land Peter and hold 1 carucates, worth 30s.; of them the heirs of William the ' INQUISITIONS hold one carucate which has been alienated, worth 20s. (of which 7 acres been given to Jervaulx Abbey), and the heirs of William son of Ulfius half a carucate, which has been alienated, worth 10s. certain earl of Richmond gave to the ancestors of Peter Boterel the of Hestwittone, worth 40/., with the advowson of the church, which 20/. The said Peter sold the advowson to Jervaulx Abbey, when honour of Richmond was in the king's hand, for a yearly rent of 20/.; and rent was received by P. de Saubaudia after his coming. the same Wittona Alan son of Brian holds 1 carucate by charter. Ranulf son of Robert ought to be forester in fee of the forest of which Sir P. has in his own hand. steward in fee, butler in fee, and chamberlain in fee were all enfeoffed lands before receiving their serjeanties, and hold the said lands by service. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (23). Verdict of ten knights of Halikelde. de Sules was at the king's mercy for breach of the forest laws ; and he would not pay, the king took into his own hand 9 librates of land the said Ranulf held in Thornetone Cundale, and gave it to Hugh de who gave them with his daughter in marriage to Gilbert de Norefolk. de Morwile gave 15 librates of her dower in Caresthorp to Robert Ponte for leave to marry whom she would. Cranne of Ayderby Vecunt held 6 carucates as a foreign tenement earl of Richmond; and the abbot of Fountains and the Hospitallers it of him, he having enfeoffed them of it in the time of King Henry that is. Thus Sir P. loses wardships and reliefs of that land. C. Inq. Mise. File 20. (24.) Extent of the manor of Everton, Sunday after St. Gregory. manor contains land worth 12/.; meadow and pasture, 68s.; garden, woods, 12/.; rents of assize, 4J. 6s. 8d.; in villenage, ..... 20 marks, held by the prior of St. Neots (a fragment). C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (25.) Inquisition as to lands of Normans and aliens ia co. Rutland. abbot of Cluyni has lands in Tykesovere and Manetun worth 26/. when stocked, and 21/. 16s. when unstocked. - abbot of Auney has 5 marks rent of free service in Ketene. abbot of St. George at Baskerville has the township of Weltun, which 34/. when stocked, and 30/. when unstocked. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (26.) Inquisition in Kent. Alice late countess of Eu (Augi) gave to Adam swineherd by charter four seams of barley to be received yearly at the of Elham, whereof the said Adam was seised and had been four years more when the king took the manor of Elham into his hand. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (29.) Inquisition : The prior of Wroxton has used all the liberties conin the charter of King John except the office of butler and the holding The inquisition says twelve, but only ten names are given. MISCELLANEOUS 161 for murder (excepto murdro) ; and the sheriff ought to hold his tourn once a year for view of frankpledge, and to receive 10s. only. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (28.) Inquisition before the sheriff of York as to the misdeeds done by de Horsedene, clerk, and his subordinates, when he was sheriff, against and the men of the county. The jurors know nothing of these but de Eya his bailiff of the West Riding, took security of Sir Richard for the said William in seven score .... , while the said Sir was on the king's service beyond the sea, and puta... . to the said William's name. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (30.) Extent of the lands of Robert Pigot. [co. Salop]. 2 carucates in demesne worth 40s. ; 7 virgates in worth 5s. each; meadow worth 20s.; the moiety of a mill, 10s. ; pasture, 4s. ; a garden, 12d. ; pleas, perquisites and escheats, 10s. Pigot. Rents of freeholders worth 6s.; pleas, perquisites and 6s. in Willavéston a rent of 1/. from Roger son of Matthew ; 3d. from of Stratmarhel, and 2d. from a messuage. Total, 6/. 12s. 6d. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (31.) Short extent of the manor of Couteshale made before the sheriff keepers of the pleas of the crown. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (32.) Inquisition : Newcastle. Thursday before St. Cuthbert in Lent. of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem has been wont to have for baking and brewing in Flathorne, Wychene, Birke and e, and also for fencing his court. He also had coals for his forge court, but not without, by view of the foresters. the prior was wont to have in the time of King John and King father. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (33.) Inquisition as to whether W. Bishop of Winchester has extended (nwndinas) on St. Giles's Hill without Winchester beyond the usual aforesaid lasted one day beyond what it should, that is to say ; for the bishop's bailiffs closed (prostraverunt) the fair on the following instead of on the Sunday as they ought. This was without of the mayor and men of Winchester. is sometimes (tempestive) prolonged from day to day after the C. Ing. Misc. Pile 20. (34.) David son of Owein, lord of Ellesmere at that time by gift of King Ellesdon with his daughter to Maurice father of the present in free marriage, from which 20s. is paid yearly to the king. C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (35.) Jordan la Ware received a loan of 12 marks from Jospin, a Jew of jury know not how long ago nor how much has since accrued by they know that Jordan compounded (astallavit) with 68/. and INQUISITIONS a mark to be paid off at the rate of 5 marks a year: Jordan has since off 25 marks in five years and Nicholas his son and heir 2 marks. C. Ing. Mise. File 20. (36.) 493. Two bovates of land in Kirkeby Grandal late of Moses, a Jew, are king's escheat because they were pledged to Moses in Jewry .. . . (torn). C. Ing. Misc. File 20. (37.) 494.