770
Writ ‡
24 Oct. 1421.
[Wymbyssh]. Teste John, duke of Bedford.
Nottinghamshire.
Inquisition [indented].
Mansfield.
24 Dec. [
Wilbram].
Jurors:
Ralph
Cressy of Selston
;
John
Arnall
of the same;
Nicholas
Herryson of Eastwood
;
John
Thomasson of Brinsley
;
Robert
Elege
of the same;
William
Breton of Annesley
;
John
Pawe
of the same;
John
Barker of Mansfield
;
John
Syfkere
of the same;
John
Dynys
of the same;
William
Butterall of Pleasley
; and
William
Coyll of Mansfield
.
He held in his demesne as of fee to him and the heirs of his body the manor of Brinsley and 3 messuages and 10 bovates in Trowell and a mediety of the advowson of the church, a windmill, 1/3 water-mill and 13s. 4d. in the same township which
John
del
Ker
and
Thomas
de
Soleston, chaplain
, granted to
Robert
de
Bronnesleye
, his wife Elizabeth and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the right heirs of Robert. Robert and Elizabeth had issue
John
de
Bronnesley
and died seised. The manor descended to John, who married
Margery
Fitzharberd
and had issue Joan who married
Robert
Broune
.
After Margery's death John married
Isabel
Prentys
and had issue
William
de
Brynnesley
. John died seised and the manor etc. descended to John son and heir of William, a minor, who died without issue on 31 Oct. last. The manor etc. ought to descend to Joan wife of
Robert
Broune
as daughter and heir of
John
de
Bronnesley
son of Robert and Elizabeth according to the form of the gift. Joan is aged 35 years. There are in the manor the site, annual value nil, 10 bovates each worth 4s. yearly; 3 messuages, annual value 6s.; the 10 bovates in Trowell are worth yearly 2s. each; the windmill, annual value nil because ruinous and empty; 1/3 water-mill, annual value nil because completely ruinous. The manor etc. are held of the king
in chief of the honor of Peverel
by service of providing a horse worth 5s., a sack with provisions and a goad for 40 days for the king's army during war in Wales, by render of 3s. 4d. yearly at the Exchequer by the sheriff of Nottingham at the Annunciation and Michaelmas in equal portions, and of 36s. 8d. at the same terms for the messuages, land, 1/3 windmill and rent in Trowell.
William named in the writ died on 15 Sept. last.
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