1113
Writ.
28 May 1405
[Waker].
KENT.
Inquisition.
Sittingbourne.
10 June. [
Maysham].
Jurors:
Richard
Payn
;
John
Roolf
;
John
Smyth
;
John
Sare
;
Adam
Sare
; William
?Sedemantone;
William
Greyn
;
William
Colsalle
;
Edward
Goodgrom
;
John
Synnet
; Adam
Cherlton; and
Thomas
?Rasyll
.
She held for life the manor of Stonepit in the isle of Sheppey, 5 marks rent from various lands in Thurnham and a marsh in Iwade called Chetney Marshes, by the grant of
John
de
Cobeham, Lord Cobham
, who granted the reversion of the manor of Stonepit to
Richard
Noke
and his heirs.
Christopher
Shuckburgh
and Agnes attorned to him. Noke granted the reversion to
Richard
Cheyne
,
Robert
Sharp
,
Nicholas
atte
Cherche
,
William
Elys
of Sheppey, deceased,
Bartholomew
Seyntleger
,
Thomas son of
John
Chiche
of Canterbury
and
Stephen
Peytefyn
, their heirs and assigns, and Christopher and Agnes attorned to them. So she died seised of this manor with reversion to them; annual value 100s. A rent of 39s.2d. from 40 a. and a marsh called ‘la Wilghe’, parts of the manor, were held of
Roger
earl of March
of his castle of Tonge as a twentieth part of a knight’s fee. The rest of the manor was held of the
archbishop of Canterbury
of his church of Canterbury by knight service.
Lord Cobham granted the rent of 5 marks from the lands in Thurnham, after her death, to the master and chaplains of his chantry of Cobham
by royal licence.
Thomas
Lodelowe, knight
,
William
Haldenne
,
Reynold
de
Cobeham, clerk
, and
John
Ydele
granted to the master and chaplains of Cobham
and their successors the reversion of two parts of 200 a. marsh in Iwade which
Christopher
Shokkebourgh
and Agnes held for her life by the grant of
John
de
Cobeham, knight
, to whom the reversion formerly belonged [ CPR 1367–70 , p.277], royal licence having been obtained; annual value 10s. Of whom the rent of 5 marks is held and by what service is unknown. Christopher and Agnes attorned to
Thomas
Lodelowe, knight
, and the others.
Richard
Sheme, vicar of Eastchurch
, and
Peter
Haddelay
granted the manor of Horton by Canterbury to
Roger
de
Northwode
and Agnes then his wife and the heirs of Roger, by a fine of 1360 [CP 25(1) 105/170, no. 1308]. Afterwards
Roger
Northwode
son and heir of
John
de
Northwode, knight
, son and heir of
Roger
de
Northwode, knight
, granted the reversion of this manor to
Thomas
Chicche
of Beverley,
Gilbert
Manfeld
, citizen of London,
Nicholas
Potyn
,
John
Dreylonde
,
William
Emery
and
William
Makenade
, and the heirs and assigns of
William
Makenade
, and Christopher and Agnes attorned to them.
She held the manors of Yokes and Wichling with the advowson of Wichling and other lands and tenements in dower of
Roger
de
Northwode, knight
, her second [ sic ] husband by assignment in chancery in March 1362 made with the assent of
John
de
Northwode
, his son and heir, and the reversion of the manors was granted by Roger son of John to John son of
Roger
Digge
and Juliana his wife, and Christopher and Agnes attorned to them.
The reversion of the advowson of Wichling was granted to
Bartholomew
Seynt Leger
and
Stephen
Peyteveyn
, and Christopher and Agnes attorned to them. It is held of
John
Seyntcler
and Margaret
his wife of their manor of Ospringe by knight service, annual value nil beyond the presentation.
Agnes died on 27 May last . Agnes formerly wife of
Stephen
Peytevyn
, aged 24 years, Margaret wife of
Walter
Roo
, aged 24 years and more, her daughters, and
Peter
Rede
, son of Juliana, a third daughter, aged 34 years [ sic ], are her next heirs.
[Partly worn and illegible; some details from CCR 1402–5 , pp.462, 467, 468; 1405–8 , pp.264, 360, 362].
C 137/49/30 mm. 1-2
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Thornham has been corrected to Thurnham.