LINCOLNSHIRE.
Inquisition.
Lincoln, the castle.
11 March 1437. [
Langholm].
Jurors:
Thomas
Seyvyll
of Sempringham;
John
Trygge
of Hanthorpe;
John
Gerner
and
Richard
Riche
of Morton;
Robert
Cosyn
of Stainfield;
Robert
Fraunceys
of Haconby;
John
Bocher
of Morton;
Richard
Sely
of Ringstone;
Thomas
Stokes
of Folkingham;
William
Pyncebeke
of Osbournby;
Thomas
Walcote
of Walcot; and
William
Chapman
of Folkingham.
He did not hold lands or tenements of the king or any other in demesne as of fee or in service. But
Ralph
Oudeby
and Elizabeth his wife were lately seised of the following manor, viz., Ralph in demesne as of fee and Elizabeth in demesne as of free tenement. Thus seised, by their deed, for which the king’s licence was obtained beforehand, they granted it to William and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, rendering to Ralph and Elizabeth £10 yearly for their lifetimes, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally, reversion to Ralph and Elizabeth and the heirs of Ralph. If the annual rent falls into arrears, in whole or in part, at either payment date, Ralph and Elizabeth, or whichever of them survives, have right of re-entry into the manor, in their original estate. All this fully appears in the king’s licence and their charter, shown to the jurors.
Elizabeth died without an heir of her body by William, and after her death William held the manor for life, reversion as above. Afterwards, Ralph and Elizabeth, by their charter, for which the king’s licence was similarly obtained [CPR 1429–36, p. 594], granted the remainder of the manor, except for an acre of land, to
Thomas
Repynghale
of Rippingale,
William
Saxy
, citizen and fishmonger of London,
Robert
Robynson, clerk
,
John
Florthes, clerk
, and Roger Bay and their heirs to hold of the king and his heirs by the accustomed service, rendering to Ralph and Elizabeth £10 yearly for their lifetimes as above. All this fully appears in the king’s licence and their charter, shown to the jurors. Afterwards, by virtue of this grant,
William
Rothewell
, by a charter of his, likewise shown to the jurors, attorned to Thomas, etc., except for the above acre of land.
Haconby, the manor, extending into Haconby, Stainfield, Morton and Hanthorpe, held of the king
in chief by knight service. There is a manorial site containing 4 a. land with houses built on it, worth nothing yearly beyond the repair of the houses and close; 125 a. arable, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 21 a. meadow, each acre worth 10d. yearly; 40 a. wood, worth nothing yearly because timber wood; 57s. 8 1/2d. rent from free tenants; 1lb pepper, or 12d., and 1lb cumin, or 3d., rent from free tenants; 100s. 11 1/2d. rent from copyhold tenants and the farmer; and 2 views of frankpledge with a court held every 3 weeks, worth 5s. yearly beyond the fee of the steward and bailiff. Sum total: £11 8s. 8d. True annual value beyond the above annual rent of £10 and other reprises 29s. 1d. The excepted acre of land, annual value 2d., and no more because of the flooding there from year to year, now belongs, by virtue of the grant, to Elizabeth who was the wife of
Ralph
Oudeby
, Ralph having died on 6 January last.
He died on 7 January last. Katherine, wife of
John
Robynson
, aged 40 years, Alice, wife of
Robert
Richer
, aged 38 years and more and Joan, lately wife of
William
Auncell
, aged 30 years, are his sisters and next heirs, and are of full age.
See CClR 1405–9, p. 513.