KENT.
Inquisition.
Ashford.
13 March 1434. [
Aune].
Jurors:
Thomas
atte
Grove
;
Simon
Inkepette
;
John
Inkepette
;
John
Stoutyng
;
John
atte
Broke
;
Hamond
Millere
;
William
atte
Broke
;
John
Bente
;
Hamond
Genour
;
John
Sandre
;
William
Clerk
; and
Robert
Doget
.
Lewis
Clyfford, knight
,
William
Brenchesley
,
William
Makenade
and
William
Wenlok
were lately seised of the following manors, advowsons and hundred in their demesne as of fee. They granted these to Elizabeth who was the wife of
Thomas
Tryvet, knight
, for life, reversion to them and their heirs. She was seised in her demesne as of free tenant. Lewis,
William
Brenchesley
and
William
Makemade
predeceased her, seised jointly of the reversion with
William
Wenlok
, who then held the right to the reversion as tenant in survivorship. By his indented charter dated on 6 April 1413, the part bearing his armorial seal shown to the jurors,
William
Wenlok
granted that the reversion of the following, described as the manors of Boughton Aluph and Stowting, remain to
Richard
de
Beauchamp
, son of
William
de
Beauchamp, lately Lord Abergavenny
,
John
Grendore, knight
,
Thomas
Waleweyn
,
John
Harewell
,
Thomas
Harewell
and
Richard
Pepur
and the heirs of the body of
Richard
de
Beauchamp
, successive remainders to the following: Joan his sister, daughter of
William
de
Beauchamp
, and the heirs of her body; Elizabeth her sister and the heirs of her body; and to the same
Richard
de
Beauchamp
,
John
Grendore
,
Thomas
Waleweyn
,
John
Harewell
,
Thomas
Harewell
and
Richard
Pepur
and their heirs. Elizabeth attorned to them.
Richard
de
Beauchamp
had issue Richard who had issue Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Neuille
, son of
Ralph, lately earl of Westmorland
, who survives. Richard died and the right to the manors, advowsons and hundred descended successively to Richard his son and heir; and to Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Neuille
, as daughter and heir of Richard, son of Richard.
Richard
de
Beauchamp
, Richard his son,
John
Grendore
,
Thomas
Harewell
,
John
Harewell
and
Richard
Pepur
predeceased Elizabeth named in
the writ. She died seised of her estate, remainder to Elizabeth, wife of Edward, and the heirs of her body as kinswoman and heir of
Richard
de
Beauchamp
, son of
William
de
Beauchamp, lately Lord Abergavenny
, as daughter of Richard, son of this Richard, son of William.
Boughton Aluph, the manor, and the advowson of Boughton Aluph church belonging to the manor. Only 1/3 manor is held of the king
of his honour of Boulogne, service unknown. Of whom or by what services the remaining 2/3 manor are held is unknown, but no part is held of the king
.
In the manor there is the site, worth nothing yearly because completely devastated; 224 a. arable, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 264 a. pasture for sheep (ovum) and cows, each acre worth
1d. yearly; 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 120 a. seasonable wood, worth nothing this year because felled completely with no profits possible this year; a watermill, worth nothing yearly because completely destroyed and broken-up; the advowson of the church, which is occupied, the church worth £20 yearly; £25 free rents from lands and tenements of free tenants of the manor – £10 at the feast of St Andrew
, 100s. at Palm Sunday, 100s. at Midsummer and 100s. at Michaelmas;
rents of 6 cockerels, each worth 1 1/2d. and 40 hens, each worth 2d., from lands and tenements of free tenants of the manor, at Christmas; rent of 700 eggs from the same, at Easter, each 100 worth 4d.; manorial tenants bound, on account of their lands and tenements, to plough 28 a. land, called ?‘Gauelerth’ [ms soiled] in winter, the ploughing of each acre worth 12d.; a court every three weeks, worth 3s. 4d. after the expenses of the steward and bailiff; free rent of a pair of gilt spurs, price 6d., at Palm Sunday; rent of 6 geese from the tenements of manorial tenants at Lammas, price of each goose 3d.; rent of 3 bushels refined salt from lands of manorial tenants at Lammas, price of each bushel 6d.; rent of 100 horse nails from the same at Michaelmas, price of the nails 3d.; and a pasture called ‘la Leyne in Bradmed’ containing 60 a., worth 3s. 4d. yearly.
Stowting, the manor, and the hundred of Stowting and advowson of Stowting church belonging to the manor, held of the
archbishop of Canterbury
in right of his church of Canterbury by knight service, annual value £33 6s. 8d.
She died on 2 December last. Identity of next heir unknown.
Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Neuille
, is the kinswoman and next heir of
Richard
de
Beauchamp
, of his body in the above form, aged 17 years and more on that day.
Edward
Neuille
, who survives, has had no issue by Elizabeth.
[Dorse:] this inquisition was delivered to Chancery on 9 April 1434.