LINCOLNSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Louth.
15 June 1426. [
Topcliff]
Jurors:
John
Day
,
John
Payntour
,
Ralph
Caylesthorp
and
Robert
Caylesthorp
, of Louth;
John
Smyth
of North or South Elkington;
Thomas
Bosuyll
of North or South Cockerington;
William
Wyot
of Manby;
Robert
Dadde
of North or South Somercotes;
John
Salman
of North or South Cockerington;
John
Counterset
of Manby;
John
Benne
of Ludney; and
John
Langton
of North or South Somercotes.
She held the following in dower of the inheritance of Lionel son of Eudes son of
John
Welles, knight
.
Skendleby, 1/3 of 1/3 manor, held of the king
in chief by service of 1/23 knight’s fee. In the 1/3 of 1/3 there are the site, worth nothing yearly; assize rents worth 6s. 8d. at the feasts of St Andrew, Palm Sunday, St Botulph and Michaelmas, from free tenants; 5 messuages and 1/3 messuage and 5 bovates and 1/3 bovate belonging to the
messuages, each messuage with its bovate worth 5s. yearly, and the 1/3 messuage with 1/3 bovate worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 4 cottages, each worth 2s. yearly; 21 a. land called ‘Demenelandes’, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 1/3 of 1/3 agistment of a pasture called ‘Welleparke’, annually agisted, worth 4s. in normal years; 1/3 of 1/3 profits of a water-mill, worth 14d. yearly; and 1/3 of 1/3 profits of Partney fair, worth 12d. in normal years.
Cumberworth, 8s. 4d. assize rents at Christmas, mid-Lent, St Botulph and Michaelmas in equal portions; 1/3 of 2 cottages, worth 18d. yearly; 10 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 15 a. meadow and pasture, each acre worth 12d. yearly. These are held of the king
in chief.
Belleau, 1/3 manor, held of the
Lord de Bello Monte
, service unknown. In the 1/3 there are the site, built with a hall, 2 rooms, a kitchen and 2 stables, worth nothing yearly; 6s. 9 1/4d. assize rents as above; 4 messuages and 4 bovates belonging to them, each messuage with its bovate worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 3 cottages, each worth 20d. yearly; 10 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 5 1/2 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 1/3 water-mill, worth 9s. yearly.
Aby, 1/3 manor, held of the heir of
William
Arsyk
, service unknown. In the 1/3 there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 3s. 2d. assize rents from free tenants at the above terms; 4 messuages with 4 bovates belonging to them, each messuage with its bovate worth 10s. yearly; 2 cottages, each worth 2s. yearly; 1/3 fulling-mill, worth 6s. yearly; 7 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 13 1/2 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly.
Grainsby, 1/3 manor, held of
John
duke of Bedford
of the honour of Richmond, service unknown. In the 1/3 there are the site with its buildings and 13 a. arable, meadow and pasture demised for a term of years, worth 20s. yearly; 25s. assize rents from free tenants at Martinmas,
Christmas,
Candlemas,
Easter,
Pentecost,
Lammas and Michaelmas; 5 messuages and 10 bovates, each messuage with 2 bovates worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 2 cottages, each worth 20d. yearly; 20 a. land and pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 4 a. meadow and pasture demised together, each acre worth 12d. yearly.
She died on 8 April last.