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CHRISTINE REDE
381 Writ. ‡ 24 May 1435. [Wymbyssh].
OXFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Oxford. 9 June 1435. [Quatremayne].
Jurors: Thomas Chibenhurst ; Roger Radeley ; Richard Nuby ; Thomas Wodegrene ; John Elys ; Thomas Wellys of Thame; John Manyturne ; Thomas atte Welle ; Thomas Hyde ; Peter Mapulderam ; William Skirmot ; and William Hamelden .
She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service. Edmund de la Pole, chevalier , and Elizabeth his wife were formerly seised of the manor of Muswell, 20 messuages and 2 carucates of land in Headington, and the bailiwick of the forester of Shotover and Stow Wood in their demesne as of fee in right of Elizabeth. They had issue together: Elizabeth, who married Ingram Bruyn, and Katherine, who married Robert James . Elizabeth, wife of Edmund, afterwards died, and Edmund was seised of the manor, messuages, land, and bailiwick, holding them by curtesy, with reversion to Elizabeth, wife of Ingram, and Katherine, wife of Robert, daughters and heirs of Elizabeth, wife of Edmund. By a fine levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394 [CP 25/1/290/57, no. 268], between John James and Robert James, querents , and Ingram and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants, concerning, among other things, a moiety of the manor, messuages, land, and bailiwick, described as 1/2 manor of Muswell, a moiety of 20 messuages and 2 carucates of land in Headington, and a moiety of the bailiwick of the forester of Shotover and Stow Wood, Ingram and Elizabeth recognised the moieties to be in right of Robert, and they granted for them and the heirs of Elizabeth, wife of Ingram, that the moiety, held by Edmund for his life from the inheritance of Elizabeth, with reversion to Ingram and Elizabeth, and to the heirs of Elizabeth, should instead remain to John and Robert, and to the heirs of Robert. The fine was shown to the jurors. By another fine levied on the octave of Trinity 1396 [CP 25/1/290/57, no. 285], between William Brouns and Henry Bonde, chaplain, querents , and Robert James and Katherine his wife, deforciants, concerning, among other things, the other moiety of the manor, messuages, land, and bailiwick, described as 1/2 manor of Muswell, a moiety of 20 messuages and 2 carucates of land in Headington, and a moiety of the bailiwick of the forester of Shotover and Stow Wood, Robert and Katherine recognised the moiety to be in right of William and, for that recognition, William and Henry granted for them and the heirs of William that the moiety, held by Edmund for his life from the inheritance of William, with reversion to William and Henry, and to the heirs of William, should instead remain to Robert and Katherine, and to the heirs of their bodies together. Failing such issue, the moiety should remain to the right heirs of Robert. The fine was shown to the jurors. Edmund and John James afterwards died, and Robert James entered one moiety by virtue of the fine levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394, and was thus seised in his demesne as of fee. Robert James and Katherine entered the other moiety by virtue of the fine levied on the octave of Trinity 1396, and were seised in their demesne as of fee tail. The messuages and 2 carucates of land in Headington and the bailiwick were held of ‪ Henry IV of his castle of Rockingham by keeping the forests of Shotover and Stow Wood. ‪ Henry IV granted the castle and forest of Rockingham and the seneschalcy between the bridges of Oxford and Stamford, among other things, to his beloved consort Joan, queen of England , still living, to hold in dower with all knights’ fees, wards, marriages, reliefs, heriots, escheats, rents, services, franchises, privileges, liberties, and free customs belonging to the castle, forest, and seneschalcy. The grant was made by royal letters patent [CPR 1401–5, p. 272]. Robert James and Katherine attorned to the queen, and had issue: Christine, who married Edmund Rede . Katherine afterwards died, and Robert married Maud, still living. A fine was afterwards levied on the octave of Martinmas 1427 [CP 25/1/292/66, no. 71], between Robert James, querent , and Reynold Kentwode, clerk , and John Lynfeld, clerk, deforciants , concerning, among other things, the manor, messuages, land, and bailiwick, described as the manors of Muswell and Headington, and the bailiwick of the forests of Shotover and Stow Wood. Robert recognised the manors and bailiwick to be in right of Reynold as those that Reynold and John Lynfeld had by grant of Robert. For that recognition, Reynold and John Lynfeld granted the manors and bailiwick to Robert for life, with successive remainders as follow: to Edmund Rede and Christine his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies together; to the heirs of the body of Christine; to Thomas Brouns, clerk , for life; to John, son of Henry Popham , nephew of Robert, and to the heirs of his body; to the heirs of the body of Richard, son of William Brouns of Sutton in Berkshire; to Lewis Mewes , and to the heirs of his body; and to the right heirs of Robert James . The fine was shown to the jurors. Robert was thus seised of the manors and bailiwick in his demesne as of free tenement. Edmund Rede then died, and Robert afterwards died seised of the manors and bailiwick. After the death of Robert, it was found, among other things, by inquisition taken at Thame in Oxfordshire on 11 March 1432, by Peter Fetplace [CIPM, xxiii, no. 638], that Robert James held no lands or tenements of the king, or any other, in his demesne as of fee, or in service. He had held the manors of Muswell and Headington and the bailiwick for life, however, by virtue of the fine between Robert, querent, and Reynold and John Lynfeld, deforciants, concerning the manors and bailiwick. It was also found that the manor of Headington and the bailiwick were held of the king in chief by keeping the forests of Shotover and Stow Wood for all service, and that their annual value is 60s. yearly. Robert James died on 16 February 1432. Christine, his daughter and next heir, was aged 30 years and more. After the inquisition was returned to Chancery, Christine sued for and obtained livery of the manors and bailiwick, among other things. She subsequently assigned a third of the moiety of the manors of Muswell and Headington and the bailiwick, contained in the fine levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394, in dower to Maud, who was the wife of Robert James . Christine thus died seised of a moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety of the manors of Muswell and Headington, and the bailiwick. The manor of Headington and the bailiwick are held of Joan, queen of England , by keeping the forest of Shotover and Stow Wood. Annual value of one moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety, 40s. The manor of Muswell is not held of the king , but of whom it is held is unknown. Annual value of one moiety and two parts of the other moiety, 33s. 4d. She held the following for life by grant of John Ernesby, rector of Checkendon , and William Motte , with successive remainders to Edmund, son of Edmund Rede and Christine, and Agnes, daughter of John Cottusmore , wife of Edmund, son of Edmund, and to the heirs of their bodies; and to the right heirs of Edmund, son of Edmund. Checkendon and Littlestoke, 1/4 manor, annual value 20s. It is not held of the king , but of whom it is held is unknown. North Stoke, Ipsden, and Mongewell, 2 messuages, a toft, and a carucate of land, annual value 13s. 4d. They are not held of the king , but of whom they are held is unknown.
The date of the fine is recorded in CP 25/1 as the octave of Trinity 18 Richard II (13 June 1395) and afterwards the octave of Michaelmas 19 ‪Richard II (6 October 1395), but the date of the fine is recorded in C 139 as one date only: the octave of Trinity 19 Richard II (4 June 1396). This suggests that the C 139 scribe conflated the two CP 25/1 dates. The information as recorded in C 139 and CP 25/1 accords in all other respects.
She died on 28 March last. Edmund, son of Edmund is son of Christine and her next heir, and was aged 21 years on 21 September last. [Dorse:] before the king in his Chancery.
C 139/72/38 mm.3–4
382 Writ. 24 May 1435. [Wymbyssh].
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition. Aylesbury. 18 June 1435. [Burton].
Jurors: Richard Purcell ; William Berwell ; William Adyngrave ; Henry Loueden ; Thomas Belyndon ; Thomas Wodegrene ; John Lucy ; Richard Gratele ; John Thorp ; William Yonge ; Matthew Colet ; and Richard Lucy .
She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service. Edmund de la Pole, chevalier , and Elizabeth his wife were formerly seised of the following in their demesne as of fee in right of Elizabeth: the manors of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, 14 messuages, 2 bovates, 3 carucates, and 40 a. land, 622 a. and 3 1/2 roods of pasture, and £12 5s. 5d rent in Oakley, Brill, Boarstall, East Claydon, Botolph Claydon, Middle Claydon, Thomley, and Ickford, and the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood. Edmund and Elizabeth had issue: Elizabeth, who married Ingram Bruyn, and Katherine, who married Robert James . Elizabeth, wife of Edmund, afterwards died, and Edmund was seised of the manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent and bailiwick, holding them by curtesy, with reversion to Elizabeth, wife of Ingram, and Katherine, wife of Robert, as daughters and heirs of Elizabeth, wife of Edmund. A fine was afterwards levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394 [CP 25/1/290/57, no. 268], between John James and Robert James [husband of Katherine], querents, and Ingram and Elizabeth, deforciants , concerning, among other things, a moiety of the above manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick, described as a moiety of the manors of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, and of 14 messuages, 2 bovates, 3 carucates, and 40 a. land, 622 a. and 3 1/2 roods of pasture, and of £12 5s. 5d. rent in Oakley, Brill, Boarstall, East Claydon, Botolph Claydon, Middle Claydon, Thomley, and Ickford, and of the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood. Ingram and Elizabeth recognised the moiety to be in right of Robert, of which John and Robert had 1/2 messuage and a moiety of 40 a. land by grant of Ingram and Elizabeth his wife. Ingram and Elizabeth quitclaimed this for them, and the heirs of Elizabeth, to John and Robert, and to the heirs of Robert. Moreover, Ingram and Elizabeth granted for them and the heirs of Elizabeth that the moiety of the manors, 13 messuages, bovates and carucates of land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick, that Edmund held for life from the inheritance of Elizabeth, wife of Ingram, and that after the decease of Edmund should revert to Ingram and Elizabeth his wife, and to the heirs of Elizabeth, should wholly remain after the death of Edmund to John and Robert, and to the heirs of Robert. The fine was shown to the jurors. A certain other fine was levied on the octave of Trinity 1396 [CP 25/1/290/57, no. 285] between William Brouns and Henry Bonde, chaplain, querents , and Robert James and Katherine his wife, deforciants, concerning, among other things, the other moiety of the manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick, described as a moiety of the manors of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, and a moiety of 14 messuages, 2 bovates, 3 carucates, and 40 a. land, 622 a. and 3 1/2 roods of pasture, £12 5s. 5d. rent in Oakley, Brill, Boarstall, East Claydon, Botolph Claydon, Middle Claydon, Thomley, and Ickford, and a moiety of the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood. By this fine, Robert and Katherine recognised the moiety to be in right of William, of which William and Henry had 1/2 messuage and a moiety of 40 a. land by grant of Robert and Katherine. For this recognition, William and Henry granted to Robert and Katherine that moiety, to hold to Robert and Katherine and to the heirs of their bodies. Moreover, William and Henry granted for them and the heirs of William that the moiety of the manors, 13 messuages, carucates and bovates of land, pasture, rent, and of the bailiwick that Edmund de la Pole held for his life from the inheritance of William, and that after the death of Edmund should revert to William and Henry and to the heirs of William, should instead wholly remain after the decease of Edmund to Robert and Katherine, and to their heirs. Failing such issue, the moiety should remain to the right heirs of Robert. The fine was shown to the jurors. Edmund de la Pole and John James afterwards died. After their deaths, Robert James entered one moiety of the manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick by virtue of the fine levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394, and was thus seised in his demesne as of fee. Robert and Katherine entered the other moiety by virtue of the fine levied on the octave of Trinity 1396, and were thus seised in their demesne as of fee tail. Of the above manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick, Robert held 1/2 messuage, a moiety of 2 bovates of land, a moiety of 401 a. and 1 1/2 roods of pasture in the vills of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, and a moiety of the bailiwick, and Robert and Katherine held the other moiety of the same messuage, bovates of land, pasture, and bailiwick, in chief of ‪ Henry IV , viz., the moieties of the messuage, 2 bovates of land, and bailiwick are held of the castle of Rockingham by keeping the forest of Bernwood and 50s. rent, payable yearly to the king and his heirs on the morrow of Michaelmas, and the moieties of the 401 a. and 1 1/2 roods of pasture are held by rendering 100s. 4 3/4d. to the king and his heirs at Michaelmas for all service, as delivered by the sheriff to the Exchequer. ‪ Henry IV granted to his most beloved consort Joan, queen of England , still living, the following, among other things, to hold in dower, as more fully contained in his letters patent: all assarts, wastes, rents, and purprestures between the bridges of Oxford and Stamford as well as in Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire, together with particulars, farms, rents, and commutations of the same, and particulars of the forest there, the castle and forest of Rockingham, and the seneschalcy of the forests between the bridges of Oxford and Stamford, together with knights’ fees, wards, marriages, reliefs, heriots, escheats, rents, services, franchises, liberties, privileges, and free customs belonging to the above. Robert and Katherine attorned to the queen by virtue of the letters patent [CPR 1401–5, p. 272]. Robert and Katherine had issue: Christine, who married Edmund Rede . Katherine afterwards died, and Robert married Maud, still living. A fine was then levied on the octave of Martinmas 1427 [CP 25/1/292/66, no. 71], shown to the jurors, between Robert James, querent , and Reynold Kentwode, clerk , and John Lynfeld, clerk, deforciants , concerning the said manors, messuages, land, pasture, rent, and bailiwick, described as the manors of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, and 20 messuages, 2 bovates, 8 carucates and 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 681 a. pasture, 60 a. wood, and £12 5s. 5d rent in Oakley, Brill, Boarstall, East Claydon, Middle Claydon, Botolph Claydon, Thomley, and Ickford, and the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood. Robert James recognised the manors, messuages, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick to be in right of Reynold, as that held by Reynold and John Lynfeld by grant of Robert; and, for that recognition, Reynold and John Lynfeld granted the manors, messuages, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick to Robert for his life with the following remainders: the manor of Boarstall, the messuages, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick should wholly remain to Edmund Rede and Christine his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies; and the manors of Addingrove and Oakley should wholly remain to Maud, wife of Robert, for her life, with remainder to Edmund and Christine and to the heirs of their bodies. Failing such issue, all the manors, messuages, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick should wholly remain to the heirs of the body of Christine; to Thomas Brouns, clerk , for life; to John, son of Henry Popham , nephew of Robert, and to the heirs of the body of John; to the heirs of the body of Richard, son of William Brouns of Sutton in Berkshire; to Lewis Mewes , and to the heirs of his body; and to the right heirs of Robert. Robert was thus seised of the manors, messuages, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick in his demesne as of free tenement by virtue of the fine. Edmund Rede then died, and Robert afterwards died seised as above. It was found by inquisition taken after Robert’s death at Boarstall on 6 March 1432, before John Hampden, king’s escheator , and returned to Chancery [CIPM, xxiii, no. 640], that Robert James held no lands or tenements of the king or any other in his demesne as of fee or in service. He did, however, hold the manors, messuage, land, meadow, pasture, wood, rent, and bailiwick for life by virtue of the fine levied on the octave of Martinmas 1427. It was found that the manor of Boarstall, except 2 messuages, 1 toft, and 3 carucates of land, was held of the king in chief by keeping the forest of Bernwood, and 60s. rent, payable yearly to the king on the morrow of Michaelmas for all service. Annual value 100s. The said 81 a. and 1 1/2 roods of pasture were held of the king in chief by 14s. 4 3/4d., payable yearly to the king on the morrow of Michaelmas for all service. Annual value 40s. Robert died on 16 February 1432, and Christine, wife of Edmund Rede , was daughter and heir of Robert and Katherine lately his wife, and daughter and next heir of Robert. She was aged 30 years and more. Christine afterwards sued for and obtained livery of the manor of Boarstall, 20 messuages, 2 bovates, 8 carucates, and 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 681 a. pasture, 60 a. wood, £12 5s. 5d. rent, and bailiwick of the forester; and Maud sued for and obtained livery of the manors of Addingrove and Oakley. By agreement with Maud, Christine subsequently entered the moiety of the manors of Addingrove and Oakley contained in the fine levied on the octave of Trinity 1396 between William Brouns and Henry Bonde, querents , and Robert James and Katherine his wife, deforciants. Christine claimed the moiety as daughter and heir of Robert and Katherine, by virtue of the fee tail specified in the fine. Christine afterwards assigned to Maud in her dower a third of a moiety of the following: the manor of Boarstall, 20 messuages, 2 bovates, 8 carucates, and 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 681 a. pasture, 60 a. wood, £12 5s. 5d. rent, and the bailiwick of the forester, specified in the fine levied on the quindene of Michaelmas 1394, between John James and Robert James, querents , and Ingram and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants.156 Christine thus died seised of a moiety of the manors of Addingrove and Oakley, and of a moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety of the following: the manor of Boarstall, 20 messuages, 2 bovates, 8 carucates, and 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 681 a. pasture, 60 a. wood, £12 5s. 5d. rent, and the bailiwick of the forester. A messuage and 2 bovates of land in Boarstall, and the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood are held of Joan, queen of England , of the castle of Rockingham by keeping the forest of Bernwood, and by 50s. rent, payable yearly on the morrow of Michaelmas. The moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety of the messuage, bovates of land, and bailiwick are worth 33s. 4d. yearly. The 401 a. and 1 1/2 roods of pasture of the 681 a. pasture are held of the same queen by 100s. 4 3/4d. rent, payable at Michaelmas for all service. The moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety are worth 40s. yearly. The manors of Boarstall, Addingrove, and Oakley, 19 messuages, 8 carucates and 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 279 a. and 3 roods of pasture [remaining of the 681 a. pasture]; 60 a. wood, and £12 5s. 5d. rent are not held of the king , but of whom they are held is unknown. The moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety of the manor of Boarstall are worth 40s.. A moiety of the manors of Addingrove and Oakley is worth 40s.. A moiety and 2 parts of the other moiety of 19 messuages, 8 carucates, 40 a. land, 50 a. meadow, 279 a. and 3 roods of pasture, 60 a. wood, £12 5s. 5d rent are worth 20 marks yearly.
Date of death and heir as 381.
Specified in m.8 as being levied at Westminster. Specified in m.8: ‘on the day that this fine was made’. Specified in m.8 as being levied at Westminster. The date of the fine is recorded in CP 25/1 as the octave of Trinity 18 ‪ Richard II (13 June 1395) and afterwards the octave of Michaelmas 19 ‪ Richard II (6 October 1395), but the date of the fine is recorded in C 139 as one date only: the octave of Trinity 19 ‪ Richard II (4 June 1396). This suggests that the C 139 scribe incorrectly conflated the two CP 25/1 dates. The information as recorded in C 139 and CP 25/1 accords in all other respects. Specified in m.8: ‘of the said castle’. Specified in m.8: ‘to his consort’. Omitted from m.8: ‘of the forests’. Specified in m.8 as being levied at Westminster. Inserted into m.8: ‘parcel of the said pasture’. This quantity of pasture is also recorded in CIPM, xxiii, no. 640 but there, as in this inquisition, it is likely to be a scribal error concerning the 401 a. and 1 1/2 roods pasture noted earlier in this inquisition (i.e. quaterviginti recorded in the inquisitions instead of quadringenti). This sum is 14s. 3 3/4d. in CIPM, xxiii, no. 640. Specified in m.8: ‘described as the moiety of the manor of Boarstall, of 14 messuages, 2 bovates, 3 carucates, and 40 a. land, 622 a. and 3 1/2 roods of pasture, £12 5s. 5d. rent, and of the bailiwick of the forester of Bernwood’. Specified in m.8: ‘of the said castle’.
C 139/72/38 mm.5–6
383 Writ. 24 May 1435. [Bate].
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition. Aylesbury. 13 June 1435. [Burton].
Jurors: Richard Purcell ; William Berewell ; Henry Loueden ; William Adyngrave ; Thomas Billyngdon ; Thomas Wodegrene ; John Lucy ; John Thorp ; Henry Potter ; Richard Gratele ; William Yonge ; and Henry James of Wotton Underwood.
Findings as 382. [Dorse:] before the king in Chancery.
C 139/72/38 mm.7–8