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SIBYL RITHER , LATELY WIFE OF WILLIAM RITHER, KNIGHT
436 Writ. ‡ Wookey. 9 September 1439. [Louthe].
YORKSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. York. 3 October 1439. [Fitzwilliam].
John Rowdon ; Henry Dynelay ; William Ottour ; Richard Ledys ; John Ottour ; John Thomlynson ; Robert Hopwod ; William Marchall ; William Westowe ; Thomas Beste ; Robert Rute ; and Roger Saxton.
There is a manor called Harewood, the site of which is a castle, called the castle of Harewood, and she was seised of the following from this manor in demesne as of fee. Harewood, 1/2 manor, except the entire site of the castle with a close called ‘le Conyngarth’, held, exceptions excepted, of the king in chief as 1/4 knight’s fee. In the moiety, there are 45 a. demesne land, each acre worth 5d. yearly; a close called ‘Stoktonfeld’ with a parcel called ‘le Fyttes’ that contains 200 a. land, each acre worth 5d. yearly; a parcel of land called ‘Sandebed’ that contains 4 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; a common pasture called ‘Herwod More’ that contains 1000 a. moor and wood waste, worth nothing yearly; 2 burgages in the vill, each worth 12d. yearly; 2 cottages there, each worth 12d. yearly; a smithy, worth 12d. yearly; 1/2 oven, worth 12d. yearly; and 32s. service rent from various free tenants, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally. Dunkeswick, parcel of 1/2 manor of Harewood. There are 8 messuages, worth nothing yearly; and 17 bovates, each worth 4s. yearly. Healthwaite, parcel of 1/2 manor of Harewood. There are 3 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly; and 4 bovates and meadow, each worth 4s. yearly.
She died on 3 September last. William Rither, knight , is her son and next heir, and aged 60 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 20 October 1439.
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