769
Writ.
‡
1 June 1427. [
Wymbyssh]
Regarding lands held by knight service of John son and heir of
Richard
de
Veer,
late earl of Oxford
, who held of
Henry V. John is a minor in the king’s wardship.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
Inquisition.
Cambridge.
10 November 1427. [
Barnard
]
Jurors:
Robert
Curthore
?... [ms torn and galled];
Robert
Smyth
;
Ralph
Godyn
;
John
Tr[?o]pe
;
John
Senekere
;
John
Casbold
;
John
Smyth
;
William
Daye
;
Ralph
Downe
;
John
Chirchegate
;
John
Daligood
; and
John
Dawe
.
He held no lands or tenements in demesne or service of John son and heir of
Richard
Veer, late earl of Oxford
, who held of Henry V
in chief, John being a minor in the king’s wardship. Long before his death he granted 4 parts of the manor of Hildersham divided into 5 parts, with the advowson of the church of Hildersham, and 40 a. land, 40 a. pasture, 2 a. meadow and 6s. 8d. rent in the vill[s] of Great Abington, Little Abington and Little Linton, described as 4 parts of all lands and tenements in these vills, to
Walter
de la
Pole, knight
,
William
Goodred, junior
,
John
Burgoyne
,
Matthew
West, clerk
,
Adam
Bryan, clerk
,
John
Leycestre, clerk
, and
William
Lolleworth
, their heirs and assigns, to hold of the chief lords of those fees by the services due and customary by right, as in his deed shown to the jurors and dated 5 March 1425. The 4 parts, land, pasture, meadow and rent were formerly those of
Robert
Parys, esquire
, and Walter, William, John, Matthew, Adam, John and William lately had them by enfeoffment of Henry as contained more fully in the charter. Walter, William, John, Matthew, Adam, John and William were and are still seised.
The 4/5 manor with the advowson are held of John
son and heir of
Richard
Veer, late earl of Oxford
, by service of a knight’s fee. They are worth 24 marks yearly, the advowson 10 marks when it falls. The land, pasture, meadow and rent and 4/5 of lands and tenements in the vills are held of the
duke of Bedford
of the honour of Richmond, services unknown, annual value 40s.
He held the following in his demesne as of fee tail by grant of
Thomas
Blakeyn
and
John
Siluerley, chaplain
.
Linton, 4/5 manor, of the
duke of Bedford
of the honour of Richmond by service of a knight’s fee, annual value £18; and 4/5 tenement called ‘Mekelottes’, of
William
Alyngton
of his manor of Barham by knight service, annual value 40s.
Babraham, a tenement, of the
duke of Bedford
of the honour[s] of Richmond, services unknown, annual value 20s.
Shudy Camps, a tenement, of
William
Burre
’s heirs of the honour of Richmond and Mountfitchet, services unknown, annual value 6s. 8d.
He held 4 parts of the manor of Duxford, divided into 5 parts, with the advowson of Duxford church, in his demesne as of fee tail by grant of
Thomas
Blaken’
, chaplain, and
John
Siluerley, chaplain
. The 4/5 are held of
Roger
Louel
of his manor of Boxworth of the Scalers fee by knight service, annual value 10 marks. Annual value of the advowson when it falls 100s.
He held a messuage called ‘Presthous’ in the vill of Littleport, within the Isle of Ely, in his demesne as of fee tail of the bishop of Ely, services unknown, annual value 13s. 4d.
He died on 24 May last. Henry his son is his next heir, aged 3 years and more.
Exchequer copy has 2 years and more.
C 139/29/48 mm.1–2
E 149/139/3 m.1