Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 25, 1437-42 Mapping The Medieval Countryside, a collaboration between the Department of History, University of Winchester, and the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
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 Claire Noble (ed.), Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office XXV: 16-20 Henry VI (1437-1442).Boydell & Brewer2009 2013-06-20T16:09:41.8+01:00 XML generated from GATE information extraction pipeline
SIMON RALEGH, ESQUIRE
433 Writ. ‡ Reading. 12 February 1440. [Bate].
DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 20 October 1440. [Burton].
John Harry ; Richard Fortescu ; John Keylewey ; John Bury ; Stephen Giffard ; William May ; Nicholas Holbeme ; William Botour ; John Bodyer ; Oliver Chambirleyn ; John Malleburgh ; and Richard Baddeworthy .
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne or service. He was, however, lately seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of Wode iuxta Chixton and, thus seised, by charter shown to the jurors, he granted it to Thomas Knyfe , William Fauconer , Walter Portman , Walter Hassheford , Robert Ryvers , and John Crofte, clerk , and their heirs and assigns. A clause of guarantee was contained in the charter. The donees were thus seised in demesne as of fee, and are yet so seised. Wode iuxta Chixton, the manor, annual value £4, held of the abbot of Sherborne as of his manor of Littleham, service unknown.
He died on 8 February last without heir of his body. Thomas Whalesburgh is his kin and next heir, viz., son of Joan sister of Simon, and aged 30 and more.
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434 Writ. ‡ Reading. 12 February 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to the escheator in Somerset and Dorset.
SOMERSET. Inquisition [indented]. Taunton. 1 April 1440. [Seintbarbe].
Thomas Copleston ; Philip Pym ; Hugh More ; William Henxtley ; Walter Tryuet ; Richard Gilbert ; John Gelhampton ; Thomas Burlond ; William Bery ; John Bithesee ; Robert Byccombe ; and Walter Michell .
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service. Long before his death, however, he was seised in demesne as of fee of the following manors, lands, tenements, and advowsons and, thus seised, by charter shown to the jurors, he granted them to Thomas Knyfe , William Fauconer , Walter Portman , Walter Hassheford , Robert Ryvers , and John Crofte, clerk , and their heirs and assigns. He also bound him and his heirs to guarantee the manors etc. to the donees and their heirs and assigns. The donees were thus seised in demesne as of fee and Simon afterwards, by deed shown to the jurors, quitclaimed, for him and his heirs, all right that he had in the manors etc. A clause of guarantee was contained in the deed. Thomas, William, Walter, Walter, Robert, and John afterwards demised the manors etc. to Simon, to hold at the will of Thomas, William etc. [as above], and he was thus seised as tenant-at-will of Thomas, William etc. [as above]. He died seised of this estate and no other in the manors etc. Nettlecombe and Rowdon, the manor, annual value £7, and advowson of the church of Nettlecombe, held of the heirs of Robert son of Payn, service unknown. Woodadvent, the manor, annual value ?20s. [ms galled], held of Humphrey Stafford, knight, service unknown. Cutcombe Raleigh, the manor, annual value 40s., held of Richard Lestraunge, knight, service unknown. Alford, the manor and advowson of the church, annual value £10. Knowle, the manor, annual value £10. Dunster, 2 messuages, annual value 10s. Venniford, 3 messuages, 50 a. land, and 3 a. meadow, annual value 6s. 8d. Lynch, one messuage and 12 a. land, annual value 6s. 8d. Cagley, 12 a. land and 6 a. meadow, annual value 20s. Elsworthy, 2 messuages, 100 a. land, and 2 a. meadow, annual value 10s. Curdon, one messuage and 30 a. land, annual value 10s. Cottiford, one messuage and 40 a. land, annual value 10s. Wychanger, 10s. assize rent. These manors, advowson, lands, tenements, and rents are held of others than the king, but in what manner and by what service is unknown.
Date of death and heir as 433. [Head:] Delivered to court on 25 April.
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435 [Writ: see 434.]
DORSET. Inquisition [indented]. Sherborne. 5 April 1440. [Seintbarbe].
Richard Jayberd ; John Pupelpen ; John Frampton ; John Deen ; Richard Vowell ; John Willies ; John Bailly ; John Goune ; John Baller ; John Wayfer ; John Vernour ; and Robert Rake .
Findings as 434, regarding the following lands and tenements. In the grant Simon made to Thomas Knyfe etc. [as 434], the lands and tenements are described as all his messuages, lands, tenements, rents, services, and reversions in Womeslegh and Champernhayes and other places. Womeslegh in the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine, 8 messuages, one toft, one watermill, 100 a. land, 18 a. meadow, 60 a. pasture, and 12 a. wood, annual value 26s. 8d., held of the heirs of Walter Esselegh as 1/10 knight’s fee for all service.
Date of death and heir as 433.
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