322
Writ. ‡
13 July 1424. [Wymbyssh]
BEDFORDSHIRE.
Inquisition.
Bedford.
29 August 1424. [
L Cheyne]
Jurors:
Nicholas
Rauenell
;
Thomas
White
of Stagsden
;
John
Fouke
;
William
Bochell
;
William
Strannge
;
Richard
Palle
;
John
Lelyoth
;
John
Waryn
of Colesden
;
Thomas
Marnoth
;
John
Adam
of Wootton
;
Nicholas
Kerleton
; and
Thomas
Braas
.
He died seised of a toft, worth nothing yearly, 23 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly, 1 1/2 a. meadow, worth 8d. yearly, and 12 a. 1 1/2 roods of pasture, worth 2s. 1d. yearly, in Wootton, in his demesne as of fee of the king in chief by service of 1/50 knight’s fee.
John
Moubray
was formerly seised in his demesne as of fee of 1/3 manor of Wootton and of view of frankpledge pertaining to the third, both of all his tenants and of all residents within the neighbourhood (?procinitum) of the whole manor, with every liberty and profit pertaining to the view.
John
Moubray
demised these to
William
de
Brewosa
for life. Described as
John
de
Moubray, lord
of the Isle of Axholme, and by his charter dated 9 December 1319 shown to the jurors, John granted the reversion of 1/3 manor and of the view – described as the reversion of all lands, tenements, rents, possessions, suit of court with all profits which
William
de
Brewosa
then held for life in Wootton for life by his demise – to
Roger
de
Middelton
and Sarah his wife and the heirs of their bodies, to hold of
John
Moubray
and his heirs by service of a rose at Midsummer for all secular services, customs and demands, reversion to himself and his heirs.
William
de
Brewosa
attorned to Roger and Sarah at Wootton.
Afterwards,
William
de
Brewosa
, described as
William
de
Brewosa, lord
of the honours of Bramber and Gower, and by his charter shown to the jurors, granted 1/3 manor and view, described as all lands, tenements, rents, possessions, woods, meadow, mills, pasture, homage, wardship and relief which he had in Wootton by Kempston by demise of
John
de
Moubray
for life, to Roger and Sarah for William’s life. Roger and Sarah were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. William died.
Roger and Sarah had issue John and Alice. Roger and Sarah died. The 1/3 manor with view then descended as follows: to John as their son and heir, who had issue Maud and died seised in his demesne as of fee tail; to Maud as his daughter and heir who died seised in her demesne as of fee tail without issue; and to
William
Bosoun
as her kinsman and heir as son of John son of Alice sister of John son of Roger, alias
John
Marchall
, father of Maud and son of Roger and Sarah. He was seised in his demesne as of fee tail and held to himself and the heirs of his body, of the
Earl Marshal
by service of a rose at Midsummer for all secular services, customs and demands.
In the 1/3 manor there are the site, containing 1 a. land and worth nothing yearly; 126 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 5 a. meadow, each acre worth 20d. yearly; 9 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 40 a. wood, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 9s. 4d. rent from free tenants at Lady Day and Michaelmas in equal portions. These comprise the 1/3 manor. Annual value of the view of frankpledge 4s. 10d.
Richard
Smyth
and
Thomas
Aytrop
, chaplains, were formerly seised in their demesne as of fee of a close called ‘Shepcotewukys Pycotesorcherdys’, 50 a. arable, 8 a. wood, a croft joined to the wood, 12 a. pasture in ‘le Coulese’, 2 1/2 a. meadow, 9s. 4d. rent in Wootton and a common pasture in a place called ‘Oxelese’ for all cattle all year, 7 a. arable in a croft called ‘Cecilycroft’ with hedges and ditches (sepes et fossati), and 6 a. arable in a croft called ‘Haylecroft’ in ‘Wroxhill’ field, and a messuage and 7 a. arable and a rood of meadow in Wootton, and a tenement and 40 a. arable which were
William
Brewster’s, late parson of Cockayne Hatley church. By their indented charter dated 25 July 1422 and shown to the jurors, they surrendered and demised these – described as all these lands and tenements in the vill and fields of Wootton which were
William
Brewster’s, late parson of Cockayne Hatley church, and also the messuages, closes, land, wood, croft, pasture, meadow, rent and common pasture – to William Bosoun, described as
William
Bozoun
of Wootton, and Margaret his wife, who survives, for their lives without impeachment of waste, holding of the chief lords of the fee for the due service, remainder to
William
Borgoine
son of
John
Burgoine
of Drayton, Cambridgeshire, for life, and then to the right heirs of
William
Bosoun
, described as
William
Bozoun
.
William
Bosoun
died seised of the tenements etc. jointly with Margaret his wife, who survives. The tenements etc. are held of
Baldwin
Pycot, chevalier
, of his manor of Cardington, service unknown, annual value 60s.
John de Pulteney, knight, deceased,
John
Herterhorn
,
Richard
de
Stath’n
,
William
de
Stath’n
,
John
Goldyngton
of Lidlington,
Thomas
de
Pulteney, esquire
, son of
John
de
Pulteney
above, and John ?Maason, clerk, rector of Houghton Conquest church, were seised in their demesne as of fee of the manor of Roxton. By their charter dated at Roxton, 13 May 1417 and shown to the jurors, they granted, demised and surrendered the manor – except for those lands and tenements which
William
Bozoun
had formerly purchased from
Richard
Goolde
and
Robert
Fysshere
in the vill of Roxton – and described as the manor of Roxton without these exceptions, to
William
Bosoun
, described as
William
Bozoun
of Roxton, and Margaret his wife and their heirs, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by services owed. William died seised of this estate in the manor without the exceptions, jointly with Margaret, who survives. The manor is held of
Laurence
Cheyne
and Elizabeth his wife of their manor of Eaton Socon in Bedfordshire, by service of 1/2 knight’s fee, annual value 20 marks.
He died on 10 July last. Margaret wife of
William
Burgoyne
and Goodith (Goditha) Bosoun are his daughters and next coheirs, Margaret
aged 30 years and more, Goodith 20 years and more.
Roger
de
Middleton
alias
Roger
le
Mareschall
of Middleton died seised in his demesne as of fee of the advowson or ?provernatus of the priory of Cauldwell, annual value nil except as... [ms stained] for himself, his ancestors and heirs.
William
Bosoun
was Roger’s next heir as the son of John son of Alice daughter of Roger.
C 139/12/33 mm.1–2
E 149/130/9 m.1