STAFFORDSHIRE.
Assignment of dower in the presence of
Nicholas
Levesone
and
Henry
parson of Pickwell
, attorneys of Sanchia widow of
Walter
Blount, knight
, who had wardship of the lands [CPR 1405–8, p.273].
[
indented].
Wolverhampton.
10 Dec. [
Bagot].
Assigned, firstly, the manors of Himley and Kingswinford, the lordship of Rowley Regis, and Sedgley park there, the manor of Wolverhampton, a meadow in Ettingshall called ‘Lordesmore’, another meadow called ‘Brademedowe’ in Darlaston, the rent of a mill called ‘le Castelmylne’, two fields lying between the hay of Ashwood and Smestow, a meadow called ‘Russhmedowe’ and ‘le Orchard’ lying next these fields, a third part of a tenement called Prestwood in the forest of Kinver, 1,000 a. wood in Pensnett called ‘Swynfordesbailly’, being a third part of the chase of Pensnett, 100 a. wood in Bageridge wood between the highway from Sedgley to Wombourn on one side and ‘Maykessech’ on the other, 1 wood by Himley called ‘Horscroft’ and 1 called Himley Moor; in recompense for the castle of Dudley, the lordship of Sedgley, the lordship of Upper Penn, the park of Dudley, the park of Pensnett, 2,000 a. wood in Pensnett and 200 a. wood in Bageridge and Penn woods.
Next, the advowson of the church of Kingswinford in recompense for the advowson of the priory of Dudley and of the chapel in the castle there.
Then, 1 knight’s fee in Great Barr and Aldridge, 2 in Orton, Wombourn, Oxley and Bradley, 1 in Lower Penn, 1 in Trysull, 1/2 in Seisdon, 1 in Essington, 1 in Darlaston, 1 in West Bromwich and 1/2 fee in Morfe, in recompense for 1 fee in Pattingham, 1 in Enville, 1 in Bushbury, 1/2 in Rushall, 1 in Perry, 1/2 in Little Barr, 1/2 in Amblecote and others.
Finally, a third part of the profits of all the courts of the manors and lordships.