Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 21, 1418-21

ELEANOR WIDOW OF JOHN FITZWILLIAM, KNIGHT

152 Writ to assign dower. ‡ 18 July 1418. [Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford. The escheator of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire ordered to take her oath not to marry without royal licence and then to assign dower from the lands taken into the king’s hand owing to the death of her husband John [see 118] and the minority of his heir. Assignment to be in the presence of the next friends of the heir. [CCR 1413–19, p.468.]

Nottingham. Assignment of dower. Plumtree. 1 Aug. [Gawesell]. Assignment in the presence of Ralph Fitzwilliam, Richard Wentworth, John Melton and other next friends of the heir of John Fitzwilliam, knight.

Manor of Plumtree, held by John Fitzwilliam, knight, in his demesne as of fee tail, the following houses and buildings within the site of the manor: 1/3 of a chamber called `Dame Johan chaumbre'; 1/3 of a chamber called `le garet', i.e. the east part; and all in the east parts, 1/3 of the large grange; 1/3 of a granary; 1/3 of a cattleshed; 1/3 of a stable; demesne lands: 2 carucates in the field of Plumtree on the east, each carucate containing 5 bovates and each bovate 12 a.; meadow: 10 a. in several places within the boundaries of Plumtree and Clipston, viz., in `Lytelmore', `Mykelmore', Clipston moor and `la dam...', all in the east; pasture: 1/3 of a garden called `le Hallecroftes'; 1/3 of a garden called `le Lytelartyerd'; 1/3 of a pasture called `le Kirkcroft', i.e. the east parts; the advowson of the church and chantry: the third vacancy of the parish church of Plumtree and of the chantry in it and the third turn of presentation to each at a vacancy; rents and services of the following free tenants and tenants at will in the manor of Plumtree: John Wright, annual value 19d.; the prior of Durham, 4s.; Joan Colstan, 2s. 1 1/2d.; Robert Smyth, annual value 5s. 1d.; John Clerk, annual value 4d.; Robert Wright, annual value 9d.; William Dawentre, annual value 10d.; 20d. free rent yearly from the tenants of the chantry of Chaddesden; Joan Ryslay, annual value 3s. 4d.; 15d. yearly from lands in Ruddington from the tenants there; Alice Marcyll, annual value 8s. 6d.; John Smyth, annual value 6s. 8d.; the prior of Worksop, annual value 4d.; the vicar of Ticknall, annual value 3s.; the heirs of Roger de Baggeley, annual value 4s. 2d.; John Grene, annual value 7d.; John Gulle and his fellows, annual value 11s. 8d.; John Rych, annual value 18d.; Robert Fayrfeld, annual value 12s. 1 1/2d.; the prior of Haverholme, annual value 13s. 4d.; all messuages, lands, tenements, rents and services formerly held by the following: William in the Wroo for 40s.; John Smyth for 24s., William Coles for 33s. 4d.; John Sheperd for 30s.; Robert Wales for 2s.; Agnes Smyth for 7s. 2d.; Thomas Page for 8s.; Agnes Taillour for 4s.; John Normanton for 8s.; Robert Large for 55s. 10d.; John Betteson for 26s. 8d.; William Smyth for 26s. 8d.; John Pyper for 23s. 4d.; a cottage by Robert de Grene junior for 5s. 2d.; William Grene of Ruddington for 26s. 8d.; Thomas Smyth for 6d.; a garden by John Bocher for 6d.; all lands and tenements called `Rudwonge' held by various tenants of Plumtree for 10d.; 1/3 of all perquisites and pence from the common farm there, from the common farm of Ruddington and from the fishery of a pond and other waters at Plumtree; perquisites of court: 1/3 of all courts and hallmotes of the manor of Plumtree with fines and amercements and all other liberties and franchises; 1/3 of free chase and warren there; 1/3 of the common pasture in the township and within the boundaries of Plumtree.

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