763
Writ ‡
26 Nov. 1421.
[
Wymbyssh].
Teste John, duke of Bedford.
[Dorse:] Certificate that the messuage, lands and tenements mentioned in the inquisition were taken into the king's hand.
Kent.
Inquisition.
Maidstone.
29 Nov. [
Charryngworth].
Jurors:
Robert
Purs
;
John
Poleyn
;
Thomas
Gerold
;
Richard
Counsaill
;
John
Burghard
;
William
Snoth
;
Ralph
atte
Berne
;
Ralph
Pak
;
John
Crawthorn
;
William
Kyng
;
Nicholas
Barry
; and
Robert
Lucas
.
Stephen
Bettynham
,
Henry
Bourne, clerk
,
William
Cheyne
of Maidstone and
John
Rynge
were seised in demesne as of fee of the manors of West Barming, Otham and East Barming and of the advowsons of the churches of West Barming and Otham, a messuage in East Farleigh, 40 a. arable, 20 a. meadow and 80 a. wood in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Loose, West Farleigh and Linton, £7 13s. 1 3/4d. rent and a rent of a capon, 2 cocks and 7 hens from lands and tenements held in gavelkind in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Loose, West Farleigh and Linton, a messuage in Marden and 216 a.
arable, 97 a. meadow, 100 a. pasture and 20 a. wood in Marden, Hunton, Boughton Monchelsea and Staplehurst and 21s. 6 1/2d. rent from lands and tenements held in gavelkind in Marden, Hunton and Staplehurst. So seised, they granted a yearly rent of 20 marks for 70 years from the manors and lands to the prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, and the
abbot of Boxley
for the maintenance of two chaplains to celebrate divine office during that term, one in the abbey of Boxley, the other in the church of East Farleigh, for the souls of
John
Frenyngham
, his parents and ancestors. They then granted the manors and lands in tail male to
John
Pympe, esquire
, named in the writ, who died seised, reversion to
Roger
Isle
in tail male.
The manor of West Barming is held of the king
in chief for 1/3 knight's fee, annual value £4; the manor of Otham of the king of the duchy of Lancaster for 1/2 knight's fee, annual value 66s. 8d.; the manor of East Barming of the earl of Stafford of the honor of Gloucester for 1/2 knight's fee, annual value 60s. Other annual values: the 2 messuages nil; each arable acre 6d.; each acre of meadow 12d.; each acre of pasture 3d.; 4 a. of the 80 a. wood which can be felled yearly 10s.; 1 a. of the 20 a. wood which can be felled yearly 6s. 8d. Part of the lands in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Loose, West Farleigh and Linton are held of the
archbishop of Canterbury
of the manor of Maidstone, and part of the
prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, of the manors of Loose, East Farleigh and West Farleigh, service unknown. Part of the tenements in Marden, Hunton, Boughton and Staplehurst are held of
Humphrey, earl of Gloucester
, of the manor of Marden, part of
Edmund, earl of March
, of the manor of Boughton, part of the heirs of Lord Grey of the manor of Aylesford, part of the master of the hospital of St. Katharine by the Tower of the manor of Rainham, part of the heirs of
John
Topclyve
of the manor of `Shayles', and part of
John
Laurens
of the manor of Tracy, service unknown.
He died on 30 Aug. last.
Reynold
Pympe
is his son and next heir, aged 4 years and more.
C 138/57/35 mm. 1-2
E 149/124/11
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