Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 22, 1422-27 Mapping The Medieval Countryside, a collaboration between the Department of History, University of Winchester, and the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
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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 2013-06-20T15:25:48.078+01:00 XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
WILLIAM BEAUMOND
215 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 28 October 1422. [Smyth] Regarding the estate he held in a specified holding [CIPM XIX, no. 268; John Jaycok, escheator ].
DEVON. Inquisition. Barnstaple. 5 March 1423. [Copleston]
Jurors: Thomas Pillond ; Thomas Perrot ; John Goldsmyth ; John Clerk ; John Pollard ; John More ; William Broun ; Robert Shoorte ; Nicholas Bury ; William Orchard ; William Cory ; and John Hayne .
He died seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Shirwell with the hundred and advowson of the church of the manor, held of Edward Corteney, late earl of Devon , by knight service of his castles of Okehampton and Plympton.
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216 Writ melius inquirendo. ‡ 16 May 1423. [Wymbyssh] Regarding the grant and manner by which he held a specified manor and advowson [CIPM XIX, no. 268; John Jaycok, escheator ].
DEVON. Inquisition. Barnstaple. 24 August 1423. [Copleston]
Jurors: Thomas Pillond ; Thomas Perrot ; Thomas Kyngeslond ; John Chenenore ; John Clerc ; John Incledene ; Thomas Broun ; William Broun ; John Tomelyn ; Thomas Webbere ; John Saunder ; and Richard Bowedon .
Thomas Beaumond and Henry Crosse were seised in their demesne as of fee of the manor of Heanton Punchardon with the advowson of its church, held by knight service of Edward Cortenay, late earl of Devon , named in the writ. By their charter shown to the jurors, they granted the manor and advowson to William Beaumond and Isabel his wife, specified in the writ, and William’s heirs, to hold of the chief lords of that fee by services thence owed and customary by right. William and Isabel were seised and William continued in the estate for his lifetime. He thus held in his demesne as of fee jointly with Isabel of the late earl by grant of Thomas Beaumond and Henry Crosse .
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217 Writ que plura. ‡ 4 February 1423. [Smyth]
DEVON. Inquisition. Barnstaple. 5 March 1423. [Copleston]
Jurors: Walter Pollard ; Thomas Halle ; Thomas Walshe ; John Chynenoure ; John Hayne ; William Cory ; John Clerk ; John Pollard ; John Chappell ; Walter Boughedon ; Robert Schorte ; and John More .
He held in his demesne as of fee more lands and tenements than were specified in the inquisition returned to ‪ Henry IV ’s Chancery [CIPM XIX, nos 268 & 270], namely the following. Mersshe, the manor, held of William Langeford ’s heir, service unknown. In the manor there are the capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; £4 assize rents; a dovecot, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 40 a. arable, worth 20s. yearly; 10 a. meadow, worth 20s. yearly; 10 a. wood, its pasture worth 2s. yearly; and 40 a. furze and heath, worth 13s. 4d. yearly. East or West Lyn, 3 messuages and 3 ferlings of land, 100 a. pasture and heath, and 100 a. wood, held of John Pyne , service unknown. The messuages and ferlings are worth 20s. yearly, the pasture 2s. yearly, and the wood’s pasture 12d. yearly. North Buckland, a messuage and a ferling of land, 3 a. wood and 1/6 grist-mill, held of the heir of Richard Chambernon, chevalier , service unknown. The messuage and ferling are worth 5s. yearly, the wood’s pasture 4d. yearly, and 1/6 mill 2s. yearly. Pilton, 3 messuages, worth 3s. 4d. yearly, and 4s. rent, held of the prior of Pilton in socage. Middle Marwood, a messuage and a virgate of land, 6 a. wood and 2s. rent, held of John Spencer , service unknown, the messuage and virgate worth 20s. yearly, the wood’s pasture 6d. yearly. Caffins Heanton, 2 messuages and 2 ferlings of land, worth 20s. yearly, held of Edward Pomeray , service unknown. Holecombe, a messuage and 2 ferlings of land, and 6 a. wood, held of John Wolf ’s heir, service unknown, the messuage and ferlings worth 10s. yearly, the wood’s pasture 6d. yearly. Goodleigh, 7 a. land, worth 5s. yearly, held of the prioress of Cannington , service unknown. Chasty by Holsworthy, 4s. rent, held of Tourhill [sic]service unknown. Curworthy, a messuage and a ferling of land, worth 13s. 4d. yearly, held of the heir of Hugh Courtenay, late earl of Devon , by knight service. Hole, a messuage and a ferling of land, in the manor of High Bray, worth 2s. yearly, held of Thomas Flemmyng, chevalier , by knight service. Belstone, 5 messuages and 8 ferlings of land, worth 40s. yearly, held of the heir of Hugh Courtenay, late earl of Devon , by knight service. Elwell, a messuage and a ferling of land, worth 10s. yearly, held of John Raylegh ’s heir, service unknown. Witchells, in Shirwell parish, 3 ferlings of land, worth 12s. yearly, held of the earl of Huntingdon , service unknown. Litchaton, a messuage and 2 gardens, worth 10s. yearly, held of the same earl in socage. Sedborough, a messuage and a ferling of land, worth 13s. 4d. yearly, held of John Bryghtlegh ’s heir, service unknown. Ashmansworthy, 3s. 4d. rent, held of the heir of Hugh Courtenay, late earl of Devon , in socage. Upcott, in Bittadon parish, a messuage and a ferling of land, held of the earl of Huntingdon , service unknown [annual value not given]. Stroxworthy, 3s. 4d. rent, held of the heir of Hugh Courtenay, late earl of Devon , in socage. Bernesford, 3s. 4d. rent, held of the same heir in socage. Alexanderhayes, in Hemyock hundred, a messuage and a ferling of land, worth 26s. 8d. yearly, held of John Prestecote ’s heir, service unknown. Heanton Punchardon, a messuage and a virgate of land, with the advowson of the chantry belonging to the messuage and virgate, held of the heir of Hugh Courtenay, late earl of Devon , in socage [annual value not given].
Thomas Beaumond his son is next heir, aged 21 years and more.
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