559
Writ ‡
20 May 1420.
[Wymbyssh]. Teste Humphrey, duke of Gloucester.
Northumberland.
Inquisition.
Newcastle upon Tyne castle.
8 March 1421. [
Cerff].
Jurors:
Adam
Kellyngworth
;
Thomas
Rede
;
Robert
Jakson
;
John
Wryth
;
William
Elyson
;
Richard
Chamber
;
Simon
Rogerson
;
Hugh
Collenwode
;
Richard
Jakson
;
Richard
Freman
;
Thomas
Kempe
; and
Robert
Chamber
.
Variant spellings in E 149: Kelyngworth, Rodde, Robert Chambere.
She held for life the manor, lordship and township of Kenton by grant of
William
Chesman
and
John
de
Toffyn
, reversion to her son
William
Benet
and the heirs of his
body, and failing his heirs, successive reversions in fee tail to her sons
John
Mulcastre
,
Thomas
de
Mulcastre
,
Robert
de
Mulcastre
,
William
Mulcastre
,
Richard
de
Mulcastre
,
and their sister Joan, wife of
Henry
Gray
, remainder to the right heirs of Alice. Long
before her death she released her estate in the manor, lordship and township to her son
William
Benet
, who was admitted and was seised at the time of the taking of this
inquisition.
Kenton. The manor, lordship and 1/2 township were formerly held by
William
de
Newehame
who gave them to his daughter Iseult, and of which 3 messuages and 7
bovates called `Ellerkarland' were held of
Henry,
Lord
le Scrope
, at the time of the
release and for long afterwards by a rose, if asked for, at the Nativity of St. John the
Baptist for all services and are now held of the king
as an escheat for the same service by
reason of Henry's forfeiture. The other 1/2 township of Kenton, formerly held by
Ralph
de
Neweham
who granted it to his niece Iseult, were held of Henry
at the time of the release
for 1/20 knight's fee, suit of court at Newham three times a year and by service of 5s. at
Whitsun and Martinmas. That 1/2 is also now held of the king
as an escheat by reason of
Henry's forfeiture.
Annual value of the manor, lordship and township 42s. and no more
because the land is barren and unproductive.
She was also seised in her demesne as of fee of a certain common pasture or moor in
South Gosforth which was held by
Robert
de
Insula
, lord
of the township of South
Gosforth. By a certain charter shown to the jurors Robert granted his animals in the
moor to John son of
Robert
de
Kynton
in fee, rendering 1 lb. cumin at Martinmas to
Robert.
South Gosforth. The pasture, annual value 2s., was formerly held of
Robert
Lysle, knight
.
She died on 3 March 1420.
William
Benet
is her son and next heir, aged 34 years and
more.
C 138/49/84 mm. 1-2
E 149/122/10
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