ISABEL WIDOW OF
WALTER
FAUCONBERGE
427
[Writ not extant.]
YORKSHIRE.
Inquisition.
Stamford Bridge.
15 June 1401. [
Skipwith].
Jurors:
John
Spenser of Kirkburn
;
John
Staflee
of
?Great Givendale
;
Amundy
Coursy of Bolton
;
Peter
Swyft of Barmby ?Moor ;
James
de
Esthorp
;
William
de
Midelton
;
Ralph
Doune of Great Hatfield
;
Peter
Baron
of the same;
Mauger
Gybon
of the same;
John
Veal of Catwick
;
John
?Warde
; and
Peter
de
Benyngton
.
She held the manor of Rise with 2 1/2 carucates in Withernwick belonging to it; 2 carucates in Catwick; 6 carucates in Catfoss; 2 carucates and 3 bovates in Dringhoe; 1 carucate in Ulrome; 3 carucates in Marton; 1/2 carucate in South Frodingham; 1 carucate in Bilton; 2 carucates in North Skirlaugh; 2 bovates in Hornsea Burton; 3 carucates in Withernwick and Great Hatfield; and 6 carucates in Bewholme; all of
Thomas of Lancastre
of the honour of Aumale by knight service and suit of court every 3 weeks at the wapentake of Holderness, and 9s. yearly for the guard of Skipsea castle.
She also held the manor of Eastburn, except 2 messuages and 2 bovates there, under a fine of 1360 [CP 25(1) 275/124, no. 40] between
Walter
de
Faukonberge
and Isabel, and
William
Tykton
and
Hugh
Swattok
, chaplains, by which Eastburn and Rise were granted to Walter and Isabel in tail male with remainder to the right heirs of Walter. All the premises except the manor of Eastburn are parcels of the manor of Rise in demesne or in service.
Eastburn manor is held of the king
in chief by knight service, annual value 15 marks payable by equal parts at Easter and Michaelmas. Rise is worth 24 marks, payable by equal parts at Whitsun and Martinmas, and the lands in Withernwick £10 yearly payable at the same terms.
Walter died without male issue by Isabel. The reversion therefore descended to
Thomas
Faukonberge, knight
, son and heir of Walter. Afterwards in the quindene of Midsummer 1372 a fine [not found] was levied between
John
de
Neville, knight
, and Thomas son of Walter, by which Thomas granted his estate in these manors to John, and Isabel attorned to him.
He died and the reversion descended to
Ralph
Neville, earl of Westmorland
, his son and heir, now aged 30 years and more.
Isabel died on 19 May.
John
Bygot, knight
, son and heir of
John
Bygot, knight
, brother of Isabel, is next heir and aged 26 years and more.
C 137/24/42 m. 4
E 152/8/365 m. 2 #1
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428
Writ.‡
23 May 1401. [Gaunstede].
YORKSHIRE.
Inquisition.
Thirsk.
27 June. [
Skipwith].
Jurors:
Adam
de
Leek
;
John
Albaron
;
Robert
Upsale
;
John
Swanby
;
John
Mason
;
John
de
Holdernesse
;
Robert
Foster
;
Henry
Neusom
;
Richard
Bokeler
;
John
de
Berghby
;
Alan
Tomelynson
; and
John
Masham
.
She held for life:
High Worsall in the liberty of Allerton, the manor, with remainder to
John
Sayer
and John son of
John
Laurensson
, kinsmen and heirs of
Thomas
de
Seton, knight
. It is held of
Walter
bishop of Durham
of his manor of Northallerton, in right of his church of St. Cuthbert, Durham, by knight service, annual value 40s.
South Kilvington, 6 messuages and 11 bovates of arable and meadow, with remainder as above, of
Stephen
le
Scrope, knight
, of his manor of Upsall, service unknown, annual value 6 marks.
Pockthorpe, the manor, with remainder as above, of
Henry
Percy, earl of Northumberland
, as of his manor of Spofforth, service unknown, annual value 20s.
South Otterington, half the manor, with remainder to Elizabeth who was wife of
Adam
Bekwith
and her heirs, of the
abbot of Byland
in right of his church of St. Mary, service unknown, annual value 100s.
John
Sayer
is aged 5 years and more; John son of
John
Laurencesone
17 and more.
Date of death and heir as above.
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Not an exact copy of the Chancery text: this was taken ex officio, same date, place and jurors, but containing information only on High Worsall.
429 [?Writ: see [428](#CIPM-WRT-18-428)
.]
YORKSHIRE.
Inquisition.
Thirsk.
27 June 1401. [
Skypwyth].
Jurors:
Thomas
Laton
;
Thomas
Gower
;
John
Waxand
;
John
Malteby
;
William
Hunt'
;
Richard
Gretehed
;
William
Ellerby
;
John
de
Lofthous
;
William
Chamberlayn
;
John
de
?Leset
;
William
Paule of Yarm
;
John
Gelet
; and
John
Lauerok
.
She held in dower a third part of the castle and manor of Skelton in Cleveland and a third part of the manor of Marske, parcel of the manor of Skelton, with reversion to
Henry
Percy, earl of Northumberland
, for the life of
Thomas
Fauconberge, knight
, who is still living, by a grant of Thomas, made with licence of
Edward
III
[ CPR 1370–4 . p.295], by which he gave two parts of the manor and castle of Skelton and of the manor of Marske, with reversion of the remaining parts after the death of Isabel, to the earl and
John
de
Felton, knight
. Isabel attorned for the third parts. Afterwards the earl and
John
de
Felton
conveyed them to
Thomas
de
Tweng, clerk
,
Roger
Lascels, knight
, and
Robert
Lyon, vicar of Marske in Cleveland
, for the life of
Thomas
Fauconberge
by royal licence.
Thomas
Tweng
and
Roger
Lascels
died. The two parts and the reversion of the third therefore remained to
Robert
Lyon
. He conveyed them by his charter to the earl,
William
Latymer
,
Nicholas
de
Carreu
,
Michael
de
Ravendale, clerk
,
John
Lasyngby
of Rounton and
John
Capon
for the said term, again with licence of
Edward
III
[ CPR 1374–7 , p.177]. All are dead except the earl, to whom they should remain for the said term. They are held of the king
in chief of the crown by knight service. The third part is worth 10 marks yearly.
Date of death and heir as above.
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429A
Writ to give seisin,
4 July 1401 [
CFR
XII, pp.112–3].