1465-03-11, Westminster

Grant to John Donne, one of the esquires of the body, and Elizabeth his wife and his heirs and assigns, for his good service to the king's father EDWARD IV. Pasr I. 431 Richard, late duke of York, in England, France and Ireland, and against Henry VI. and Jasper, earl of Pembroke, James, earl of Wiltshire, and other rebels, of the custle,town, manor and lordship of Telagharn in South Wales and all lands, rents, reversions, services and possessions in Telagharn with members and appurtenances in South Wales and the marches late of James, late earl of Wiltshire, and in the king's hands by reason of an act of forfeiture in Parliament at Westminster, 4 November, 1 Edward IV. with all royal rights, franchises, liberties, courts, commodities, jurisdictions, leets, views of frank-pledge, cantreds, commotes, hundreds, fairs, markets, parks, stews, knights fees, services, rents, advowsons, wreck of sea and all other forfeitures and profits ; grant to him and his heirs and assigns of the manor of Rusheton called Westmaner with the advowson of the church of the parish and a yearly rent of 2s. or a sparrow-hawk from the manor of Russheton called Elyngham is maner, and a messuage, ten cottages, a virgate and a half and 6 roods of land, 11 acres of meadow, 8 acres of pasture, 40 acres of wood and a water-mill in Aldewyncle, co. Northampton, three messuages, two cottages, four virgates of land, 8 acres of meadow and 71. of free rent yearly in Ryngstede, co. Northampton, six messuages, five cottages eight virgates of land, 26 acres of meadow, eight crofts and 213d. free rent yearly in Stanwigge, co. Northampton, a messuage, 100 acres of land, 16 acres of meadow and 6 acres of pasture in Knoston, co. Northampton, 3 acres of meadow and 33s. 4d. free rent yearly in Earl's Barton, co. Northampton, two messuages, nine virgates of land, 16 acres of meadow and 33s. 4d. free rent yearly in Ekton, co. Northampton, eight messuages, eighteen virgates of land, 20 acres of meadow and 5s, and one pound of cumin of free rent yearly in Church Brampton, co. Northampton, 26s. 8d. of free rent yearly in Hangeynghoughton, co. Northampton, and the manor of Great Houghton, co. Northampton, and all lands, rents, reversions, services and possessions in Russheton, Aldewyncle, Ryngestede, Stanwigge, Knoston, Earl's Barton, Ekton, Church Brampton, Hangynghoughton and Great Houghton, late of Thomas Tresham and in the king's hands by reason of the said act, and the reversion of the site of the manor of Great Houghton, five virgates of land and 20 acres of meadow in Great Houghton, seven messuages, ten cottages, sixteen virgates of land, 18 acres of meadow and 38/. of free rent yearly in Rothewell, co. Northampton, and four messuages, three cottages, seventeen virgates of land, 20 acres of meadow and 22s. of free rent - yearly in Hanyngton, co. Northampton, on the death of Isabel the wife of William Pecche, knight, who holds the same in dower, belonging to the king by the forfeiture of the said Thomas, with knights fees, advowsons, wards, marriages, reliefs, escheats, weifs, strays, chattels of felons and fugitives, courts leet, views of frank-pledge, parks, warrens, waters, fisheries, meadows, feedings, pastures, franchises, liberties, customs and all other profits, to hold by fealty, with all issues from 4 March, 1 Edward IV.; and licence for him to enfeoff George, bishop of Exeter, Richard Wydevile, knight, lord of Ryvers, William de Hastynges, knight, lord of Hastynges, William de Herbert, knight, lord of Herbert, Thomas Burgh, knight, Ralph Hastynges, esquire, John Zouche, Henry Grene, John Say and Richard Sapcote, esquires, of the aforesaid premises lute of Thomas Tresham. By K. and for 6s. 8d. paid ion the hanaper.