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JOHN SKELTON
407 Writ. ‡ 6 July 1440. [Bate].
CUMBERLAND. Inquisition. Carlisle. 12 October 1440. [Redmane].
John Skelton ; John Suthake ; John Hoton of Hutton-in-the-Forest; Thomas Bechamp ; John Muncastyr ; Thomas Denton ; Thomas Frankys ; Thomas Alanby ; William Redmane ; William Luse ; John Totty ; and Thomas Skelton .
He held the following in demesne as of fee. Skelton, a third of 1/2 manor, held of the king in chief as 1/6 knight’s fee. There are 6 messuages held by various tenants-at-will, each messuage worth 3s. yearly; 60 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly. Branthwaite, the manor, held of Henry, earl of Northumberland , by knight service. There are 13 messuages held by various tenants-at-will, each messuage worth 3s. yearly; 100 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 12 a. wood, each acre worth 8d. yearly. Hensingham, the manor, held of the abbot of St Mary’s, York, as 1/4 knight’s fee. There are 10 messuages held by various tenants-at-will, each messuage worth 3s. yearly; 60 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 8 a. meadow, each acre worth 5d. yearly; and 4 a. wood, each acre worth 4d. yearly. Kirkbampton, 4 messuages, each worth 3s. yearly; 20 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 4 a. meadow, each acre worth 5d. yearly, held of Thomas, Lord Dacre, as 1/4 knight’s fee. In Branthwaite, Simon Crakeplace freely holds 3 messuages of John Skelton , as of his manor of Branthwaite, by service of 3s. yearly; and John Markand freely holds 2 messuages of John Skelton by service of 18d. yearly.
He died on 19 June last. John Skelton is his son and next heir, and aged 20 years, 6 months, and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 4 November 1440.
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