Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 22, 1422-27
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Kate Parkin (ed.), with introduction by Christine Carpenter, Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXII: 1-5 Henry VI (1422-27).Boydell & Brewer2003
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JAMES
DE
MORETON, ESQUIRE
11
Writ mandamus.
5 December 1422. [
Shelford]
Regarding lands held of Henry V
.
STAFFORDSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Stone.
4 June 1423. [
Cotes]
Jurors:
John
Alot
of Stone;
John
Wotton of Cowley, senior
;
Robert
Cressewalle
of Eccleshall;
Roger
Haburley
;
John
Wotton, junior
, of Audmore;
William
Mer
of Norton;
John
Aleyn
of Milwich;
Roger
Frensshe
of Stone;
Ralph
Orchard
;
Hugh
Nekelyn
;
William
Hare
of Aston; and
John
Roughlye
of ?Ridgeway.
He held no lands or tenements of Henry V in demesne or in service, but he died seised in his demesne as of fee of the following.
Moreton, 1/2 manor, held by knight service of
John
Arundell
son and heir of
John
Arundell of Arundel, knight
, and a minor in the king’s wardship. The site of the moiety is worth nothing yearly. Of the various lands of the moiety there are 40 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 12 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and 8 a. wood, worth nothing yearly because not usually felled. There are there 4 messuages, each with 10 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, and 3 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly, and each messuage is accustomed to pay 6d. at the lord’s will.
Great or Little Chatwell, 1/2 virgate, which contains 12 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, and 3 a. meadow, each acre worth 4d. yearly.
Blymhill, 8s. rent.
He died on 20 October 1421. James son of
Thomas
de
Moreton
son of James named in the writ, is his kinsman and heir, aged 3 years and more.
Thomas
Godeman
of Golborne in Cheshire and
Richard
Selman
of Moreton have taken all issues from the date of his death until the day of this inquisition, title and manner unknown.
[Foot:] Harpour of the Temple delivered this inquisition into court.
C 139/1/8 mm.1–2