106
Writ ‡
13 Oct. 1413. [Gaunstede].
SOMERSET.
Inquisition.
Wells.
21 Oct. [
Stucle].
Jurors:
William
Northlode
;
Henry
Whytyngton
;
John
Mulborne
;
Richard
Sprotte
;
John
Yonge of 'Galmede'
;
Richard
Peres
;
Hugh
Walbrond
;
John
Horewode
;
John
Yonge of Backwell
;
John
Weylond
;
Richard
Prest
; and
Robert
Mulborne
.
He held in fee tail 2 parts of the manors of Backwell, Saltford, Twerton, Rodney Stoke
and Lamyatt with the advowsons of Backwell and Saltford and 2 parts of 6 messuages and of 6 virgates in Hallatrow, with the reversion of the 3rd parts which Alice widow of
John
de
Rodeney, knight
, his father, holds in dower, by the grant of
Thomas
Balon, parson of Radstock
,
John
Horne, parson of Uphill
,
Robert
Edyngton, vicar of Westbury by Wells
, to John, Katharine his wife and the heirs of his body. The manors of Backwell, Saltford and Twerton, the messuages and land in Hallatrow, half the manor of Rodney Stoke and the advowsons are held of the heir of Lord le Despenser, a minor in the king’s ward, by knight service, annual value £20. The other half of Rodney Stoke
and a 20th part of half the manor of Lamyatt are held of the
bishop of Bath
, service unknown, annual value 100s.; and the remainder of the half of Lamyatt of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, annual value 23s.8d.; and the other half of the king of the earldom of Hereford in socage by fealty and a rent of 13s.4d., annual value 34s.4d.
He held the manor of Badgworth for life by the grant of
John
Venables
and
Richard
Sutton
to him, Isabel his wife and the heirs of Isabel, of
John
Roger
of his manor of Sparkford, service unknown, annual value £10.
He also held the reversions of: the manor of Dinder, which
Richard
Virgo
, Edith his wife and Isabel their daughter hold for their lives by the grant of
John
de
Rodeney
, rendering £10 13s.4d. by equal parts at the 4 terms, with reversion to John and his heirs, of the
bishop of Bath
by knight service, annual value nil beyond the rent; the manor of Lovington, which
Richard
Shephurd
holds for life by the grant of the same, rendering 16 marks by equal parts at the 4 principal terms with the same reversion, of the abbot of St. Mary Graces, annual value nil beyond the rent; and 4 messuages, 4 carucates and 40 a. meadow in Congresbury and Wedmore, which
John
Venables
,
Richard
Mulborne
,
John
Roke
and others hold for life by the grant of Walter, rendering £10 8s. yearly, with the same reversion, in Congresbury of the
bishop of Bath
and in Wedmore of the
dean of Wells
, annual value nil beyond the rent.
He died on 10 Oct. 1413. John son of Walter and Isabel is their heir, aged 26 years and more.
C 138/4/51 mm. 1-2
E 149/101/14
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