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Writ
24 Oct 1413.[>Wymbyssh].
KENT.
Inquisition.
Lenham.
3 Nov. [
Horden].
Jurors:
John
atte
Vise
;
William
atte
Crouche
;
Thomas
Apsdene
;
Richard
Cok
;
Peter
Clerk
;
Thomas
Babbe
;
Thomas
Bradfer
;
John
Berne
;
Richard
Peynaunt
;
Richard
Bechele
;
Richard
Pak
; and
John
Cranewell
.
He held the manor of Eynsford of the archbishop of Canterbury of his manor of Otford by suit of court there every 3 weeks. There are very ruinous buildings, annual value nil; £6 in rents payable by equal parts at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas; 10 a. meadow at 2s.6d. the a.; and the remainder of the manor in lands, woods, mills and other appurtenances 10 marks.
He also held 90 a. pasture for sheep in Eynsford called ‘Boure’ of
John
la
Souche, knight
, in gavelkind, annual value 3s.4d.
Thomas
Morton
,
John
Proude
and
John
Frensshe
held the manor of Stockbury in their demesne as of fee of the king by knight service and a rent of 14s. payable at Rochester castle on St. Andrew’s eve, and gave it by royal licence [CPR 1377–81, p.109] to
Nicholas
Kyriell
, father of William, and Elizabeth wife of Nicholas, who is still living, and the heirs of their bodies with remainder to his right heirs.
He died on 9 Oct. last. Thomas his son and next heir was 18 years of age on 15 Sept. last.
C 138/2/21 mm. 1-2
ENHANCEMENT OF TEXT: The text of this IPM which appeared in the print edition of CIPM XX has been enhanced in certain respects: see the About pages. The four rent terms at Eynsford have also been added.