227
Writ ‡
26 Nov. 1418.
[Thoralby]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.
Essex.
Inquisition.
Saffron Walden.
20 June 1419. [
Malyns].
Jurors:
John
Maas
;
John
Tauerner
;
John
Waryn
;
Roger
Conestable
;
John
Shymmyng
;
John
Barbour
;
John
Hoppere
;
John
Hicheman
;
John
Veysey
;
Robert
Porter
;
William
Getenham
; and
William
Lucas
.
He held in his demesne as of fee:
Rickling, the manor, and a toft and 180 a. in Ugley called Brent Hall, portions of the
manor, annual value 50 marks. The manor is held of
John
Heron, knight
, of his manor
of Sawbridgeworth, as 1 knight's fee, as appears by the charter, shown to the jurors, of
Geoffrey son of
William
de
Say
, by which he gave it to his son
Geoffrey
de
Say
, which he had of
Alice
de
Ver
, late lord of the manor of Sawbridgeworth, to hold of of her and her heirs as 1 knight's fee, which interest
John
Heron
now has in the manor of Sawbridgeworth.
Brent Hall is held of
Anne, widow of
Thomas
de
Morle
, of her manor of Great Hallingbury as 1/2 knight's fee;
Elsenham, the manor, of
John
Heron
of the same manor by a rent of an unmewed
sparrow-hawk or 2s. payable at the Assumption; and a toft and 200 a. called New Hall,
now portions of the manor, of
Joan
de
Bohun, late countess of Hereford
, as 1/2 knight's fee, annual value 46 marks;
Matching, 2/3 of the manor, with the reversion of the 1/3 which
Elizabeth
Walden
, mother
of John, holds in dower, of the heir of the
earl of Oxford
, a minor in the king's ward as 1/2
fee, annual value 13 marks;
Fobbing, a marsh called Naze Wick marsh, of the heir of the same earl by a rent of
60s., annual value 6 marks;
Clavering, a toft and 180 a. called `Pontyns'; 100 a. arable, meadow and wood called
Thurrocks; and a toft and 80 a. called `Clerkes';
Berden, 20 a., of the
abbot of Walden
, service unknown, Meesden, 6 a., and Brent
Pelham, 14 a., of
Joan
Grey
by a rent of 18d., and Elmdon, a toft and 80 a. meadow and
wood called `Coffhys', of the prior of St. Bartholomew's, London
, of the manor of
Langley by 5s. rent.
He died on Wednesday [sic] 13 July last. Katharine wife of
John
Barde
junior
, aged 19
years and Margaret aged 18 years are his sisters and heirs.
C 138/38/37b mm. 1-2
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