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JOHN BEVYLE, ESQUIRE
584 Writ. ‡ 5 February 1426. [Wymbyssh]
CORNWALL. Inquisition. Stratton. 17 April 1426. [Copleston]
Jurors: Robert Hurdewyke ; Robert Pyne of Ham; Ralph Arundell de Trerys; Thomas Trevysyk ; John Trevysyk, senior ; Nicholas Legh ; Richard Langedon ; Richard Gerveys ; John Trengere ; Richard Morton ; Baldwin Whyttyston ; and Richard Dromond .
He died seised of a messuage, 40 a. land and 20d. rent in Trennick in his demesne as of fee, held of the king in chief of his duchy of Cornwall, of his manor of Moresk in free socage, by fealty, 3s. 4d. rent at the Invention of the Cross and Michaelmas, and suit to the manor court of Moresk, annual value 26s. 8d. Long before his death he was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Woolston, 25 messuages, a corn-mill, 300 a. land, 100 a. pasture and 5s. rent, in Drannack, Trevear, Bosvine, Trevilley and Mayon. By a fine oct. Purification 1425 [CP 25/1/291/65 no.39], shown to the jurors, between Nicholas Langeford and John Raynold, clerk , quer. and John Bevyle and Agnes his wife, deforc., the quer. granted the manor, tenement and rent to John and Agnes, and the heirs of their bodies, to hold of the chief lords of the fees by services pertaining to the manor, tenement and rent, successive remainders to the heirs of John Bevyle and then to the right heirs of Thomas Pridiaux, knight , to hold as above. The manor remains in full to the right heirs of John Bevyle . He died seised in this estate jointly with Agnes, who survives, in the above manner and form. Woolston. The manor is held of William Lord Botreaux, knight , of his manor of Worthyvale by service of a knight’s fee Mortain and by homage, fealty and suit of court. In the manor there are 20 messuages, 300 a. land, 30 a. meadow, 4 a. wood and 100 a. pasture, annual value 25 marks. Of the above tenements 15 messuages, corn-mill, 100 a. land, 50 a. pasture and 5s. rent in Drannack are held of John Antron by fealty, annual value 12 marks; 4 messuages, 100 a. land, 20 a. pasture in Trevear are held of the heirs of John Penros by fealty, annual value 40s.; 3 messuages, 50 a. land and 30 a. pasture in Bosvine are held of the same heirs by service of 1/18 knight’s fee Mortain, annual value 20s.; 2 messuages, 20 a. land and 5 a. pasture in Trevilley are held of John Botron by fealty, annual value 13s. 4d.; and a messuage, 10 a. land and 5 a. pasture in Mayon are held of John Penros ’ heirs by service of a red rose at Midsummer, annual value 10s. [Acreages as above.]
He died on 13 January 1426. Humphrey his son is his next heir, aged 17 years and more.
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585 Writ. ‡ 5 February 1426. [Wymbyssh]
DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 9 April 1426. [Copleston]
Jurors: Richard Holond ; Richard Litelton ; William Beaumond ; John Frankcheyny ; James Bacombe ; Robert atte Wode ; John Wreye ; John Heppegras ; John Holbeme ; William Mileton ; William Bisschop ; William Barnevile ; and Roger Jurdan .
Long before his death he was seised in his demesne as of fee of 9 messuages, 300 a. land, 5 a. meadow, 100 a. pasture, 4 a. wood and 25s. rent, in Barkingdon, Sparkwell, Hook, Southdown and Aylescott. By the fine detailed in 584 and shown to the jurors, Nicholas Langeford and John Raynold granted the messuage, land, meadow, pasture, wood and rent, among other lands and tenements in Cornwall, to John Bevyle and Agnes his wife, terms as in 584 but remainder only to the right heirs of John Bevyle . He died seised of this estate jointly with Agnes, who survives, in the above manner and form. Of the above tenements, 2 messuages, 140 a. land, 2 a. meadow, 20 a. pasture, 4 a. wood and 17s. 6d. rent in Barkingdon and Sparkwell are held of Thomas son and heir of Hugh late earl of Devon , of his castle of Okehampton by homage, fealty and service of 1/2 knight’s fee, annual value 11 marks; 2 messuages, 140 a. land, 3 a. meadow, 60 a. pasture in Hook and Southdown are held of John Dencliff and Alice his wife in her right, by fealty, annual value 25s.; and a messuage, 20 a. land, 10 a. pasture and 7s. 6d. rent in Aylescott are held of Thomas abbot of Tavistock by fealty, annual value 12s. [Acreages as given.]
Date of death and heir as in 584.
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