Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 24, 1432-37

AGNES WHO WAS WIFE OF ROBERT BROUNE

131 Writ de dote assignanda. ‡ 26 January 1433. [Wymbyssh]. Escheator to take her oath not to remarry without the king’s licence and to assign dower from the lands and tenements in the king’s hand owing to the death of Robert and minority of Thomas Broune his son and heir, in the presence of the farmers of those lands [CClR 1429–35, p. 204].

BERKSHIRE. Assignment of dower. South Moreton. 21 October 1432. [Restwold].In the presence of Richard Abberbury , farmer.

Assigned to Agnes: from the built buildings all chambers, both lower and higher, at the north end of the hall of the adjacent capital messuage, called ‘Adresham’ in South Moreton, being 3 perches and 6 feet long and 1 perch and 5 feet wide, except for the lower building called ‘le Pantrye’; a building called ‘le Medilhowse’ between the cook-house and bake-house, being 1 perch and 11 feet long and wide – the well of the manor will be common between the king and Agnes; 2 granaries in the building called ‘le Gernerhouse’, in the east of this granary, being 9 feet long and 11 feet wide, with free entry and exit by the door of this building; a stable in the east with a small building in the east of the stable being 13 feet long and 8 feet wide; 1/3 pig-sty being 9 feet long and 9 feet wide; 2 bays of the grange, in the east of the grange with free entry and exit by the grange door, being 24 feet in length and 18 feet wide; 1/3 garden; free entry and exit through all gates of the messuage; 31s. 10d. [sic] assize rent – from Richard Kene for his free tenement 23s. 6d., Richard Taillour 8s., John Colyn 4d. and John Martyn 1d. – at the usual terms; 30 a. 1/2 rood of land in various strips (cultura) as follows – 1/2 a. in the strip called ‘Ascroftes’, with the land of Henry Husee, knight, on either side, 1⁄2 a. next to ‘Westmede’ and the same Henry’s land, 1/2 a. on the north of ‘la Worth’, 1/2 a. in the same strip with the land of the same Henry on either side, 1 a. in ‘le Inlondes’ and which is a projecting piece of land (foresheter), 1 a. in the same strip with the same Henry’s land on either side, 1 a. in ‘Hundeshill’ on the north of Henry’s land, 1/2 a. in ‘Sandylond’ with Henry’s land on either side, 1/2 a. in the same strip between a green ‘mere’ and Henry’s land, 1/2 a. beside the path leading to North Moreton, 1/2 a. in ‘le Sandylond’ between ‘le Redston’ with Henry’s land on either side, 1/2 a. in ‘Morefurlong’ between the land of Richard Smyth and that of Richard Taillour , 1/2 a. between the land lately Robert [Broune]’s on the south and that of Henry Husee on the north, 1/2 a. in the strip extending beyond the lane leading to North Moreton between the land of the rector of South Moreton and that of John Randulfe , 1/2 a. extending into ‘le Standale’ and which is the chief furlong (furlong) called ‘Behynde the Hille’, 1/2 a. headland lengthwise beside the field of North Moreton, 1 rood of headland beside Richard Tyghler ’s land, 1/2 a. in ‘Netherstandale’ on the west of Richard Wylly ’s land, 1/2 a. in ‘Merefurlong’ with John Randulfe ’s land on either side, 1/2 a. in ‘Crowethorn’ on the west of Richard Kene ’s land, 4 ‘gores’ together beside the road to the well of which 1/3 is for dower, 1/2 a. in ‘Dounefurlong’ between the land of John Kene and that of Henry Husee, 1 a. at ‘Lowsythorn’ with the land which was Robert Brown ’s on either side, 1 a. in the furlong above ‘le Portwey’ beside the green ‘mere’ on the east, 1 a. in the same furlong beside the land lately William Long’s, 1 a. at ‘le Crabbetree’ on the west of the land lately Robert Brown’s, 1 a. in the furlong called ‘Maydesbush’ between the land of John Kene and that of Henry Algar, 1 a. at ‘Grenedichfurlong’ on the north of Henry Husee ’s mete, 1 a. in the furlong on the south of the same Henry’s land, 1 a. in the same furlong beside the land called ‘Wylcokes’, 1 a. beside the road leading from South Moreton to Little Wittenham or Long Wittenham with the land lately Robert Brown’s on either side, 1 a. in the furlong extending into ‘le Longestryng’ with the land lately the same Robert’s on either side, 1 a. in ‘Fersynfurlong’ with the land lately the same Robert’s on either side, 1/2 a. in the furlong called ‘Wetherbede’ with Thomas Rothewell ’s land on either side, 1/2 a. on ‘Westdowne’ extending to the east on Richard Brownyng ’s land, 1 a. at ‘le Bourgh’ between the land of Richard Kene and that of Henry Algar , 1/2 a. in ‘Wellfurlong’ with Thomas Rothewell ’s land on either side, 1/2 a. in ‘Flexelondesherde’ with the land lately Robert Brown’s on either side, 1/2 a. in ‘Wollelond’ beside Simon Langhorn ’s land, 1 a. in ‘Shortelond’ which is a projecting piece of land with the same Thomas Rothewell ’s land on either side, 1/2 a. in ‘Shorthamme’ between the land of the same Thomas and that of the rector of South Moreton , 1/2 a. in ‘Brokhamme’ with the land called ‘Wylcokes’ on either side, 3 roods together in ‘Netherstandale’ extending into the king’s highway on the south of the land lately Robert Brown’s and Richard Kene ’s land, and 2 roods separately lengthwise in ‘le Westmede’; a several pasture called ‘Stonystretelese’, including hedges and ditches containing 3 roods beside the king’s highway to the bridge leading to Aston Tirrold or Aston Upthorpe (Aston); and 2 a. 1 rood and 8 feet of meadow as it falls by lot, of which 1 rood is opposite ‘le Asshe’ beside Henry Algar ’s meadow, 1 rood is beside the rector of South Moreton’ s meadow extending into ‘Astondych’, a parcel of meadow 8 feet wide is beside Richard Kene ’s meadow, another parcel of meadow 1 rood and 8 feet wide is at ‘ Reedlake’ beside John Randulfe junior ’s meadow, 1 a. and 1 rood lie together with the meadow lately Robert Brown’s on either side, and another parcel of meadow 8 feet wide is in ‘Northmede’ beside the meadow of the rector of South Moreton .

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