May 13, Inquisition

Writ ofvenire facias to the sheriff of Dorset in pursuance of a com- Master Thomas de Sudington. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 2 December 17 Edward I. [1288.] of jurors. : Shaftesbury. Tuesday the morrow of St. Lucy. de Bertone, clerk, who was indicted of certain trespasses against before John de Metingham and his fellows, justices last itinerant in made himself bailiff of Robert de Littlebyry of his manor of La whether at the will of the said Robert the jurors are ignorant. was ordered to seize the goods of the said Walter, among which certain cattle of the said Robert, which he still holds. Walter before his conviction delivered to John de Merstone certain and cheese, which belonged to the said Robert, and were carried of the said John to the house of Geofirey de Glaunvile to the use John, and are still there. C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (32.) Commission to John Bek. Westminster. 14 October 17 Edward 1, of venire factas in pursuance to the sheriffs of Huntingdon and Lincoln, 13 October. of a writ. : Weston by Alkemanbery. Day of St. Thomas the Apostle de Solerettis, merchant of Figeac (de Fyiaco), was passing over with his harness and men and was met by certain evildoers INQUISITIONS Vincent de London and one Hugh, as to whose surname the jurors are who attacked him and his men and robbed them of a sum of money the ninth hour, between the Ascension and Whitsun 17 Edward I. said merchant in a dazed state ( amquam homo stupefactus) long after ninth hour came to the towns of Copmansford and Opton, alleging that had been robbed ; the men of those towns followed the said evildoers to wood of Albrichelee, whither the merchant stated that they had fled, could not find them, because he did not immediately raise hue and cry. raised hue and cry about mid-day, but it was not pursued beyond the said because it was so dark that it was almost impossible to see. the robbers were hanged at Lincoln. C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (33.) Writ to the sheriff of Kent. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 17 Edward I. [1289.] : Frenyngham. Thursday after the Annunciation. jurors believe that Peter de Ripariis, merchant of Montepelier, was in the Thames by the wreck of a boat of John Godegrom of on the coast of Essex near Renham with 441. delivered to him Hugh de Glas, merchant, to be carried to parts beyond seas ; as to what of the said money or the merchant s other goods, the jurors are C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (34.) Writ tothesheriff of Stafford. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 8 May 17 Edward I. [1289.] in the full hundred of Offelowe. Friday the morrow of the Katrehemnes and others (named) came from the manor of Sutton Colfeld, co. Warwick, to Great Barre, co. Stafford, and there by night destroyed the hedges and dykes of Felicia de Barre. C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (35.) Inquisition before Sir G. de Pycheford and Robert de Hertford, Tuesday before St. Barnabas 17 Edward I. [1289.] tilbert Medewyne and others (named) carried away trees from the wood Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, of Asserugge. . C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (36.) Commission to Ralph de Hemehale, William de Hanyngfeud, Andrew and Geoffrey Siddoun of Waledon. Westminster. 6 February Edward I. [1290.] of the manor of Burnham, co. Essex. Friday the feast of St. Sum total, 1287. 12s. 14d. of the manor of Reyndone, co. Essex. Tuesday before St. Peter's C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (1.) Commission to Thomas de Normanvill, Robert Buzun, and William to inquire into a complaint of the tenants of Tadington and Presteclive Derby] ancient demesne of the Crown, about interference with their of turbary and heath in the moor of Fowesyde. Kyngeston, November 18 Edward I. [1289.] of inquisition, C. Ing. Misc. File 49, (2.) MISCELLANEOUS 421 Writ to thesheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 15 May 18 Edward I, : Blakeshale. Wednesday after St. Barnabas, de Weylond, who abjured the realm for a felony, and John jointly acquired the manor of Clopton from Oliver de Wysete to of him. The said manor is held of Hugh le Desspenser by knight to the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 15 June. Saturday after the Translation of St. Thomas the de Weylond held 22 acres of land in Monecwedene and the advowson of that town of John de Ketleberge, by the yearly service of The said tenements are of the yearly value of 13s. to the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 8 May. : Ketleberge. Tuesday after St. Barnabas. de Weylond held the manor of Brandeston of Alan Burnel and by the yearly service of a pair of spurs and doing besides the service to Dover Castle viz. 30s. in two years. manor is of the yearly value of 101. to Malculm de Harleye, escheator south of Trent. Westminster. : Ketleberge. Tuesday after St. Barnabas. finding to the foregoing inquisition and that the prior of Ely has had what belongs to the year and waste of the said manor, and if ought to answer the king therefor he will do so. to the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 11 May. : Blaxale. Wednesday after St. Barnabas. de Ryboef held the manor of Blaxale of the earl marshal and Sir Waleynes, doing to the said earl the service of three-quarters of a fee, and to the said Robert the service of half a knight's fee ; de Weylound acquired the said manor and did the said agreed between the said Sir Thomas and Sir James son of Gilbert said James gave to the said Sir Thomas the manors of Kellingge and with the advowson of the church of Hedenham, and the said gave to the said James the manor of Blaxale ; and afterwards a fine in this form that the said Thomas granted to the said James his son the manors of Hedenham and Kellingge, saving to himself of the church of Hedenham for the term of his life, and the granted to the said Thomas and John his son and the heirs of the in tail the manor of Blaxale to be held of the said James and his James did no service to the said earl or the said Robert, but the were always done by the hands of the said Sir Thomas. of Ayss is held of Sir William de Staunton by the service of fee by Thomas de Weylond, Margery his wife, Richard his the heirs of the said Richard in tail, joint feoftees. of Blaxale is of the yearly value of 20/., and the year, day and due, are worth 30/.; the manor of Ayss is of the yearly value of 91, year, day and waste, if due, are worth a mark, INQUISITIONS to William Berry and Robert de Stanham, keepers of certain late of Thomas de Weylond in co. Norfolk. Westminster. 26 : Kellinge. Saturday before St. Gregory the Pope. son of Gilbert de Ilketeleshale enfeoffed Thomas de Weylond of manor of Kellinge. and afterwards by fine the said Thomas granted the manor to the said James and James his son and the heirs of the said : The manor of Monegheden with the advowson of the church is held of Roger le Bygod, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, by service of a knight's fee, and 12d. yearly to the manor of Stowerton 11 acres of land in the same manor, which are of the fee of John de by the service of a penny a year ; the manor is worth 13/. 19s. 74d. and the year and waste thereof 25/.; it is still in the king's hand. manor of Blakeshale with the advowson of the church thereof is held said Roger le Bygod of his manor of Dullyngworth, except half a knight's which is held of Robert de Valoyns of the honour of Rychemund, and yearly for the ward of Eye Castle by the hand of the said earl 40d., to the manor of Dullyngworth for the land le Flay 6d.; the earl's is worth 191. 1s. 0 d. a year, and the said Robert's portion 40s.; the and waste of the fee of the said earl is worth 71. 17s. 8d., and of the fee of said Robert 45s.; the manor is still in the king's hand. manor of Eysh is entirely held of the said Karl by the service of a fourth of a knight's fee, and renders yearly to his manor of Framyngham 6d., is of the yearly value of 8/. 0s. 34d. ; the year and waste thereof is worth 4d.; the manor is still in the king's hand. to the sheriff of Suffolk. Langele. 18 July. : Threddecros. Thursday before the Nativity of Mary. jurors have seen the earl marshal seised of a moiety of the manor of as lord, after the deaths of John de Weylond and William de Thomas de Weylond had entry by the said earl; therefore the earl is mesne, and holds the said moiety of the honour of Lancaster by the of a moiety of a knight's fee. to the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 8 July. inquisition relating to lands late of Thomas de Weilound in Chiselford, Wantesdene, and Buckeshale. Chiselford. Thursday. to the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 2 June. inquisition relating to a manor held by Thomas de Weylound of Philip Harneys for ten days. Swilland. Saturday before St. to the sheriff of Suffolk to inquire as to the tenure of the manors of Blaksale and Ayssh, by Thomas de Weylond. Ambresbyry to the sheriff of Suffolk. Winchester. 20 April. : Ho. Sunday before St. Dunstan. de Weylond held a moiety of the manor of Moneweden of the honour by the service of half a knight's fee, and the other moiety of le Bygot, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, by the service of a knight's fee, except 15 acres of land, held of John son and heir of Arnulf by the yearly service of a pair of gilt spurs of the price of 6d., and 2 acres of land held of Margaret daughter of Roger de Ho by the yearly MISCELLANEOUS 423 a clove-gillyflower, except 8 acres of land held of Richard son Eston and Dimon de Potisferd by what service the jurors are and except 12d. of yearly rent to the said earl's manor of Staverton 8d. of yearly rent to Robert Crowe of Kingeston, and except 25 land and the advowson of the church of Monecweden, which Arnulf sometime acquired from Henry de Moneweden, and John de lord of that manor, acquired of the said Arnulf, whether by sale claim and by what service the jurors are ignorant. manor is of the yearly value of 19/., and the year, day and waste, the sheriff of Suffolk. Westminster. 18 June. : Cleydon. Wednesday after St. Swithun. de Weylond held 42s. of yearly rent in Cleydon of Herbert de whereof William Berri, keeper of manors on the king's part 20s. 12d., and William de Cleydon, who now holds, ought to answer Master Henry de Bray, escheator south of Trent. Westminster. : Hedenham. Thursday after St. Valentine. son of Gilbert de Ilketeleshale, enfeoffed Sir Thomas de Weylound of Hedenham in the year 2 Edward I, who held the manor for a of a year, and then enfeoffed by charter James son of Gilbert and son, for their lives, so that after their deaths the said manor should to the heirs of the said James son of James, by fine before the the Bench in the year 3 Edward I. James and James had seisin by Robert de Helesle, clerk, attorney Thomas, and continued their seisin for 10 years until the said of Gilbert demised the said manor to Rose his daughter for 10/. his life, wherefore James son of James had not full and peaceful the said James son of James was under age when the said demised to the said Rose. the said James son of Gilbert, by assent of the said Rose, was peaceful seisin of the said manor until the day of his death. of Hedenham and the manors of Ilketeleshale and Kellinge by the service of 34 knights fees of the heirs of Warin de Meynwarin, under age and in the king's wardship. the sheriff of Essex. Westminster. 10 June. : Hornindon. Monday before St. John the Baptist. le Ran enfeoffed Thomas Weilond of 18 acres of meadow in Little Walter de la Haye, escheator in Ireland, or to him who supplies Westminster. 10 May. : Lysnekille. Thursday after the octave of Trinity. de Welond enfeoffed by his charter John his son of the manors of and Killocheran, and the rent of Balymackoye, in Ireland, for to be paid yearly to the said Thomas for his life, and to the king of royal service as often as proclaimed, and a sore sparrowhawk at the Exchequer of Dublin for the manor of Killocheran ; and a year to the king at the same Exchequer for the manor of Balycannar son of Maurice in part payment of his rent of Deece (Dessia). John was in peaceful seisin of the said manors and rent with all which belonged to the said Thomas, from Friday after the INQUISITIONS of St. John the Baptist 15 Edward I, until the said tenements were into the king's hand by the escheator for the felony which the said committed in England for which he abjared the realm. Cf. Close to the sheriff of Kent. Westminster. 3 May. : Graveshende. Wednesday after St. John before the Latin de Weylond held for life the manor of Gravesende of Henry de and Joan his wife at a yearly rent of 20/., the advowson of the thereof being reserved to the said Henry, who held the said manor king in chief by paying therefor, and for other lands, to the ward of Castle 25s. every twenty weeks, and 2s. a year to the sheriff's tourn, and twice a year, and suit to the hundred of the archbishop of Canterbury every three weeks. C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (3.) Inquisition before R. de Hertfordand W.de Gyselham. Grenestede, Sussex. Tuesday before St. Luke 18 Edward I. [1290.] church of Staninges is the king's free chapel, exempt from the of the archbishop of Canterbury or any other ordinary, and the of Fécamp have held it as a free chapel since the time it was conferred them by King Alfred until the time of Robert de Kylwardby, sometime of Canterbury, and the abbots by their bailiffs have had cognisance and correction of spiritual trespasses, and in times of voidance king's ancestors have exercised such jurisdiction. of the said archbishop, Robert de Kylwardby, without the assent goodwill of the abbot, entered the church and did what belongs to a present archbishop wished to visit the church, and has excommunicated abbot's bailiffs who hindered him. C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (4.) Writ to the sheriff of Oxford. Westminster. 6 February 18 I. [1290.] : Monday the morrow of Trinity. abbot of Eynesham ought to have, and his predecessors have been to have from time beyond memory, the fines and amercements of the of frankpledge of Eynesham of their men and tenants, for a payment of to the sheriff and the king's bailiff of Wodestoke for holding the view and them entertainment (hospitiwm) for the day. C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (5.) Writ to the sheriff and coroners of Nottingham. Kinges Clipston. 18 Edward I. [1290.] : Nottingham. Monday the morrow of Trinity 20 Edward I. de Bekingham was appealed of the death of Peter de Dynington by wife of the said Peter, and conveyed to Bultham on Saturday after St. 13 Edward I, before Walter de Stirchesleye, Gerard de Hedon, Robert de Morteyn, justices deputed to hear and determine the said and there being accused (accepatus) of the death, said that he a clerk and a member of the church, and therefore could not and would answer. MISCELLANEOUS 425 said justices took an inquisition ex officio, which said that he was guilty, he was replaced in the gaol of Nottingham, and there died. was taken into the king's hand and granted to the township of to be answered for before the justices next in eyre. had in the town of Bekingham a messuage, 19 acres of land, 44 acres 15 acres of several wood, and the sixth part of a common 8d. of yearly rent from William Justise, and 4d. from Adam son of de Beltoft took the said land mto his hand after the year and day, what warrant the jurors are ignorant, and gave to Master Robert 2 acres of land in exchange for other 2 acres, and afterwards de Bekingham recovered from the said Roger de Beltoft 8 acres of land by writ of novel disseisin, and John son of Alan holds the said and 3 acres of meadow. de Beltoft gave all the residue of the land, wood, and meadow, and rent to Ralph de Fulebec, the present tenant. C. Ing. Misc. Pile 49. (6.) Writ to the sheriff of Cumberland. Lindehirst. 21 November I. [1290.] : Tuesday in Easter week. le Sauvage, who was outlawed for felony, held a messuage and a of land in Neubigging in Crogelyn of Thomas le Sauvage, who now the same, and had seisin thereof by the king's writ. de Corwenne, then sheriff of Cumberland, will answer the king for and day. C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (7.) Writ to the sheriff of Suffolk. Winchester. 20 April 18 Edward I. : William de Livermere and Sarah his wife enfeoffed the abbot of 16 acres of land and 12s. 84d. of rent in Pesehale, and put him thereof, 4 years before the publication of the statute of mortmain. C. Ing. Misc. File 49. (8.) Writ to the sheriff of Suffolk. Lyndhurst. 8 December 18 Edward : Dunwich. Saturday the morrow of the Epiphany. in Dunwich, called God's house, has been void and without warden years, and the goods belonging thereto are not sufficient for the mainof the five brethren dwelling there. gift of the said chapel belongs to the king, and six brethren have been dwell there of whom one is dead; the brethren have received the in the time of voidance for their maintenance, and have spent them uses. goods belonging to the said chapel are worth in lands and rent 2 marks. Fuke last had the said chapel for life of the gift of King Henry ; a called Paul has the custody of the said house at the king's will. Cf.