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MAURICE BERKELEY, KNIGHT
408 Writ. 15 Oct. 1400 . [Frank].
WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Amesbury. 16 Dec. [Bernard].
Jurors: Thomas Spaldyng ; Reynold Petyt ; John Yngram ; Robert Alisaunder ; Robert Baillyf ; William Halle ; John Dulsy ; Richard Gyn ; John White ; John Hobbes ; Roger Whitfot ; and Richard Homyngton .
He held to himself and his heirs male with remainder to Thomas de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley , the manors of Brigmerston and Milston with the advowson of Milston, of the same Lord Berkeley by a yearly rent of 1 barbed arrow, annual value 10 marks. He held to himself and his heirs that manor of Brigmerston which was formerly of Stephen de Brightmerston , of the above manor of Brigmerston, service unknown, annual value 5 marks; and the manor of Milston ‘Gogeon’ of the same manor of Brigmerston, service unknown, annual value 50s.
He died on 2 Oct. Joan his wife is pregnant. Failing Joan’s child, Isabel daughter of Maurice Berkeley , aunt of Maurice, would be heir, aged 50 years and more.
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409 Writ.‡ 12 Oct. 1400. [Gaunstede].
GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Chipping Sodbury. 8 Nov. [Poyns].
Jurors: Nicholas Iue ; Geoffrey ?...rugge; W.... Kewyk; William Bailly of Frampton on Severn ; Thomas Trewbody ; Thomas Vayre ; John Godeston ; Thomas Wykewyke [sic] ; John Colewell ; John Russell ; Thomas Joachym ; and Henry Gryffyn .
He held: Rockhampton, lands which were formerly parts of the manor: rents, services, feedings and a pasture called ‘Shepardynde’, annual value 4 marks; a parcel called ‘le Lese’ of about 20 a., another called ‘Twentyacres’, and a third called ‘Nynetenacres’, worth 8 marks with the advowson of the church there; making by estimation one sixth of the manor, in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief, service unknown. King’s Weston, Aylburton and Rockhampton, the manors, jointly with Joan his wife, who survives, by the feoffment under royal licence [ CPR 1399–1401 , p.288] by John Berkeleigh and John Denham , knights, Thomas Stowell and Thomas Mulleward, chaplain , to them and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of Maurice; annual values, King’s Weston £40, Aylburton 50 marks, Rockhampton, excluding the parcels mentioned above, 40 marks; held of the king in chief, services unknown. Uley and Bradley, the manors, of Thomas Lord Berkeley, service unknown, annual values 20 marks and 10 marks. Stoke Gifford and Walle, the manors, to himself and the heirs male of his body, with remainder in default of such heirs to Thomas de Berkelegh , of the bishop of Worcester , service unknown, annual value 20 marks.
Date of death and heirs as above.
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