Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 25, 1437-42

ELIZABETH WHO WAS WIFE OF WARIN WALGRAVE

509 Writ. ‡ Dogmersfield. 14 September 1440. [Louthe]. Regarding lands and tenements held of the king in chief, that she held in dower after the death of John Daubeney , lately her husband, from the inheritance of Giles Daubeney, knight , brother and heir of John. Inquire as to what lands and tenements she held of this inheritance.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Newark. 13 October 1440. [Nevyll].

Richard Johnson of Screveton; Richard Carleton , William Rypper , and Henry Harlehagh, of Newark; Simon Boteler of Cotham; John Daywell of Newark; Richard Webster of Balderton; William Annesley of Elston; William Wyllyngham and John Tonned , of Newark; John Shakyrdale of Farndon; John Saylzerde of Aslockton; John Smyth and Richard Moore , of Newark; William South ; and Robert Gunnill of Thorpe.

She held the following in dower from the inheritance of Giles Daubeney, knight, brother and heir of John Daubeney, deceased, lately her husband, by assignment of Henry Bothe, escheator of ‪ Henry IV . Parcel of the manor of South Ingleby in Lincolnshire, and held of Thomas, Lord Roos, as of his castle of Belvoir, service unknown: a third of 2 parts of 13s. 4d. assize rent from the prioress and convent of Broadholme, viz., 2s. 9 1/2d.; a third of 2 parts of 80 [or 24 a.] a. meadow called ‘Burton Jugys’, worth 20d. because flooded; a third of 2 parts of 80 a. pasture lying at ‘Southdyke’, worth 20d. yearly and no more because flooded; 7 a. 3 roods of wood by ‘Skelynghopepark’, called ‘Southwode’, worth nothing yearly, the underwood there worth 2s. yearly; and 2 a. wood, worth 16d. yearly.

She died on 24 July last. Thomas Goldyngton is her next heir, and aged 28 and more. Giles Daubeney, knight, is aged 40 and more. [Head:] Delivered to the court of the king’s Chancery on 5 November 1440.

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510 Writ. ‡ Dogmersfield. 14 September 1440. [Louthe]. Inquire as 509.

LINCOLNSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. The castle at Lincoln. 12 October 1440. [Percy].

Thomas Lowe of North or South Carlton (Carleton); William Barbour and Thomas Pounefreyt , of Torksey; Robert Wrangle , William Smyth , Robert Clerk , Thomas Smyth , and John Marcheford , of Saxilby; William Adamson of Burton; John Lylly and William Bunne , of North or South Ingleby (Ingleby); Robert Daycok of Broxholme; and Thomas Aston of Kexby.

She held the following in dower as 509, by assignment of William Dryby, escheator of ‪Henry IV. South Ingleby, at the manor or lordship: a third of 2 parts of a dovecot, worth 17d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of the great garden, worth 4d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of the pasture by the great grange on the eastern side, worth 6d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of a windmill, worth 2s. yearly; ‘la Lathgarth’ and ‘le Halgarth’, with entrance and exit, worth nothing yearly; the water of ditches on all sides of the court, within and without, with the fishery and other several waters at Till and other places within the said lordship, worth nothing yearly; a third of 2 parts of all fruits, worth nothing yearly; 20 sheep lying in the folds of the lord, worth nothing yearly because the lord has no sheep there; a third of 2 parts of a parts of pasture called ‘Cotegarth’, worth 4d. yearly; 24 bovates within the manor or lordship of South Ingleby, Saxilby, and Broxholme, each bovate worth 3s. 4d. yearly; a cottage called ‘John Smyth’, worth 6d. yearly; a cottage called ‘William Talyour’, worth 7s. 11d. yearly; 2s. 9d. service rent for the steward’s land and 2s. 4d. from Robert Johnson for a cottage called ‘Stewardyscroft’; 7 a. land in the upper strip of ‘Northagh’ as of a third of 2 parts of 21 a. 2 roods of land, worth 8d. yearly; 2 a. 3 roods 13 perches 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 213 a. parts of 1/2 rood in the same furlong, worth 4d. yearly; 3 1/2 a. 16 perches as of a perches as of hird of 2 parts of 16 a. 32 perches of land in ‘Robertys Crofte’, worth 6d. yearly; 4 a. 3 perches 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 18 a. 15 perches of land in ‘Southland’, worth 7 1/2d. yearly; 6 a. 3 roods 2 perches 11 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 30 a. one rood 12 perches in ‘Feggescroft’, worth 8d. yearly; one acre one rood 16 perches 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 6 a. 13 1/2 perches of land in ‘Feggehend’, worth 2d. yearly; 4 a. 3 roods 22 perches as of a third of 2 parts of 22 a. land in ‘Feldynghagh’, worth 8d. yearly; 3 a. one rood one perch 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 14 a. one rood 16 perches of land in ‘Wescroft’, worth 6d. yearly; 2 selions of pasture for easement with carts and other necessities in ‘Wescroft’, abutting on the king’s way towards North Ingleby and towards the gate of ‘Westwode’, assigned in common, worth nothing ; 8 a. 1 1/2 roods 11 perches 2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 38 a. land, between the woods of ‘Westwode’ and ‘Lysours’, worth 12d. yearly; 8 a. 10 perches 7 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 36 a. one rood 7 perches of land in the upper strip at ‘Le Frygh’ by the wood of ‘Lysours’, worth 12d. yearly; 4 1/2 a. 6 1/2 perches as of a third of 2 parts of 18 a. 3 roods of land in the close by the manor, worth 2s. yearly; 3 a. 17 perches 12 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 14 a. land in ‘Myllydaylle’, worth 6 1/2d. yearly; 2 a. 1 1/2 roods 11 perches 1 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 11 a. land in ‘Braywong’, worth 5d. yearly; 2 1/2 roods 11 perches 1 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 3 a. 2 roods of land in ‘Northclos’, worth 1d. yearly; 1 a. 1 1/2 roods 6 perches 11 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 5 a. 3 1/2 roods of land in ‘Cotecrofte’, worth 3d. yearly; 2 a. 1 1/2 roods 9 perches 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 10 a. 3 1/2 roods 12 perches of land in ‘Wodeland’, worth 6d. yearly; 2 a. pasture as of a third of 2 parts of 9 a. pasture in ‘Seerdale’ in the field of Torksey, worth 4d. yearly; 10 1/2 a. 15 perches 8 feet of wood as of a third of 2 parts of 45 a. 19 perches 15 feet of wood in ‘Westwode’ in North or South Ingleby (Ingleby), the underwood worth 2s. yearly; one acre 1 1/2 roods 11 perches 1 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 6 a. 2 roods of meadow in ‘Dyggedale’, worth 6d. yearly; 3 roods 13 perches 5 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 3 a. 3 roods of meadow in ‘Lytelmerch’, worth 4d. yearly; 1 a. 3 roods 4 perches 7 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 8 a. meadow in ‘Dryholme’, worth 6d. yearly; 6 a. 2 1/2 roods 6 perches 11 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 30 a. meadow lying in one piece in ‘le Kar’, worth 20d. yearly; 3 a. as of a third of 2 parts of 18 a. meadow in ‘le Northorgang’, worth 12d. yearly; 2 a. meadow in ‘Southorgang’, worth 6d. yearly; 1 1/2 a. 8 perches 14 1/2 feet as of a third of 2 parts of 7 a. meadow in ‘le Longholmedynges’, worth 4d. yearly; 2 a. pasture in ‘Closland’, held in common between Elizabeth and the heirs of John, lately her husband, worth 1/2d. yearly; and a third of 2 parts of the profits of the courts baron in the county, worth 2s. yearly. The lordship or manor of South Ingleby with all its members is held of Thomas, Lord Roos, as of his castle of Belvoir as a knight’s fee only. She held in dower 9 a. land lying in the field of Torksey, as abovesaid, that is held of the lord of Torksey, service unknown.

Date of death and heirs as 509. [Head:] Delivered to the court of the king’s Chancery on 5 November 1440.

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511 Writ. ‡ Dogmersfield. 14 September 1440. [Louthe]. Inquire as 509

BEDFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. Bedford. 20 October 1440. [Hampden].

William Falde ; John Foke ; John Cok ; William Hunte ; Nicholas Carleton ; John Sturmyn ; John Palle ; John Pope ; John Sweyn ; John Pelle ; William Whityng ; and Roger Baker of Elstow (Estnolstowe).

She held the following in dower as 509, by assignment of John Gyffard, escheator of ‪ Henry IV. Kempston, a third of 2 parts of 1/3 manor: a chamber beneath the other great chamber by the small gate of the lower garden, another chamber at the western end of the chapel, a granary beneath the same chamber, another chamber at the end of the long stable on the north by the bridge within the manor, 1/3 great grange on the western side, 1/3 of ‘la Rykeyerd’ with another chamber called ‘Bayllychambre’ and a small stable beneath the same chamber, and another chamber at the end of the long stable, worth nothing yearly; a third of 2 parts of the dovecot, worth 16d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of the 1/3 of the manor with the rabbit-warren and the high gate of ‘la Conynger’, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of a parts of several water called Great Ouse, worth 2s. yearly; one rood 13 perches 5 feet beneath ‘le Gannok’, as of one acre there, worth 2d. yearly; one acre 1 1/2 roods 11 perches 2 feet of land, as of one acre one rood 19 perches and 6 feet there, worth 2d. yearly; one rood 13 perches 5 1/2 feet, as of one acre of land on ‘Refurlang’, worth 2d. yearly; in the same furlong, 3 a. one rood 22 perches 3 1/2 feet, as of 10 a. 16 perches 11 feet of land in ‘le Hangyngforlonge’, worth 12d. yearly; one acre 2 roods 8 perches 14 1/2 feet, as of 4 1/2 a. 16 perches 11 feet of land beneath ‘le Hangyngforlonge’, worth 4d. yearly; 3 roods 22 perches 3 1/2 feet, as of 2 1/2 a. 26 perches 11 feet of land at ‘Waterbuttes in le Hamme’, worth 2d. yearly; 1 1/2 a. 8 perches 14 1/2 feet, as of 4 1/2 a. 26 perches 11 feet of land on ‘le Porthille’, worth 4d. yearly; one rood 13 perches 5 feet, as of one acre lying on ‘le Blechefeld’, worth 1d. yearly; 4 a. 1 1/2 roods 11 perches 2 feet, as of 13 a. one rood 13 perches 5 1/2 feet of land in 3 parcels lying together on ‘Posselowe’, worth 2s. yearly; and 4 a., as of 12 a. land lying on ‘Rygwayforlang in le Juhoo’ and on ‘le Buttes’, in three parcels together, worth 12d. yearly; 2 a. 3 roods 17 perches 12 1/2 feet of land, as of 8 a. 3 1/2 roods 14 perches 5 feet, in 3 parcels of land lying together in ‘le Outhes’, worth 8d. yearly; 2 a. 3 1/2 roods 11 perches 2 feet of land, as of 8 a. 3 roods 13 perches 6 feet, in 3 pieces of land lying separately at ‘Kyppyscroft’, worth 6d. yearly; 15 1/2 a. 13 perches 5 1/2 feet, as of 46 a. land, lying separately in various furlongs in ‘Estbrook’ and ‘Westbrok’, worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 2 a. 35 perches 9 feet, as of 6 1/2 a. 26 perches 11 feet, in 2 pieces lying on ‘le Ridyng’ at ‘le Box’, worth 6d. yearly; 3 quarter-virgates 1 perch 6 1/2 feet of pasture, as of 2 roods 14 perches in ‘le Knolles’, worth 1d. yearly; 4 a. 2 roods, as of 13 1/2 quarter-virgates, lying separately in 4 pieces of land in ‘Wydesbrook’, worth 16d. yearly; 6 1/2 a. 26 perches 10 1/2 feet of land, as of 20 a. in various pieces lying on ‘le Hyefeld’, worth 15d. yearly; 5 a. 1 rood 13 perches 5 1/2 feet, as of 16 a. land on 5 doles in ‘Dylewykhay’, worth 2d. yearly; 2 a. 35 perches 9 feet of land and pasture, as of 6 1/2 a. 26 perches 11 feet, in ‘le Hay’, worth 16d. yearly; in part of 2 parts of all parcels of pasture, with ways, underwood, and other profits in ‘le Park’, worth 6d. yearly; 2 a. land, as of 6 a. in ‘le Northland’, worth 8d. yearly; 1 1/2 a. 26 perches 5 feet of land, as of 5 a., for the ?gates (pro port’) of ‘le Lande’, worth 2d. yearly; one acre 18 perches of land, as of 3 a. one rood 13 perches 8 feet in ‘le Brodecroft’, worth 6d. yearly; 4 1/2 a. one rood 10 perches 8 feet of land, as of 12 1/2 a. 26 1/2 perches in various furlongs on 5 doles, viz., ‘Inland’, ‘Bekesdole’, ‘Reddole’, ‘le Box’, ‘Hyecroft’, and other doles there, worth 4d. yearly; 3 a. land, as of 9 a. demised to Thomas Carter on ‘le Hamerland’ and other places in the same furlong on ‘le Box’, worth 6d. ; 8 1/2 a. 6 perches of meadow, each acre worth 16d. yearly; 10 a. wood, as of 30 a. wood in the great wood called ‘Daubeneswode’, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; one acre one rood 13 perches 5 1/2 feet of underwood, called ‘Impey’, worth 12d. yearly; assize rent from master John Bedford , 10 1/2d.; assize rent from master of St Leonard’s, Bedford, 1d.; assize rent from John Baker , 4d.; acquired by the lord’s neifs according to manorial custom, 18d.; assize rent from Simon Roll for a tenement, 2s.; assize rent from the same [for the tenement] lately ‘Sayer’, 5 1/2d.; Geoffrey Davy for the moat with a dovecot, 5s.; Richard Swayn , 2d.; Henry Knolton for his tenement, 5s.; Robert Bate for a croft against ‘le Grenewode Inde’, 20d.; John Ayswode , 1d.; Thomas Carter for 2 cottages, 3s.; Thomas Dynot for one cottage, 6d.; John Maister for the tenement, lately ‘Whytes’, in Kempston Hardwick, 12d.; John Arnald , 1/4d.; and also for the cottage of John Gossote , 12d.; Geoffrey Davy for a cottage, 3s.; John Hyue for his cottage, 2s.; 5 virgates of land, each now worth 8s. yearly; 3s. 4d. from a third of 2 parts of the rent called ‘le Ild’, worth 20d. yearly; a third of 2 parts of 3 closes called ‘Wynyerd’, ‘Pressyons’, ‘Orchard’, and another close by the riverbank called ‘West Orchard’, worth 2s. yearly; and a third of 2 parts of all profits from free tenants and neifs, with heriots and perquisites of court according to manorial custom, worth 3s. yearly. A third of the whole manor of Kempston is held of the king as a third of 1/2 knight’s fee as of the honour of Huntingdon.

Date of death and heirs as 509. [Head:] Delivered to the court of the king’s Chancery on 5 November 1440.

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512 Writ. ‡ Dogmersfield. 14 September 1440. [Louthe]. Inquire as 509

SOMERSET. Inquisition [indented]. Ilchester. 10 October 1440. [Seintbarbe].

John Lymyngton ; John Welweton ; Nicholas Caas ; Robert Goulde ; John Oxeleigh ; Thomas Symson ; John Bosgrove ; William Moleyns ; Robert Kyrton ; John Peny ; Thomas Lyte ; and Robert Walters .

She held the following in dower as 509, by assignment of Matthew Coker, escheator of ‪Henry IV. Barrington, one chamber above the outer gate with all houses on the western side of the same, except one stable beneath the same chamber, between the gate and the grange on the same side, a garden called ‘Shephay’ enclosed by a hedge and ditch with free entrance and exit via the way called ‘le Wrynghous’, except one small curtilage annexed to the same house, held in common with the heir of Margaret Daubeney during Elizabeth’s life, a chapel, held in common with the same heir, with free entrance and exit, the water of all the ditches, within and without, all around the court and the fishery in the same water, held in common with the same heir, with free entrance and exit to all the premisses whenever Elizabeth pleases or finds it necessary, worth nothing yearly; 1/3 oven, worth 40d. yearly; 5 1/2 a. arable, a third of a rood and a third of 2 parts of a rood of land in the upper strip on ‘Borehay’; 4 a. 3 roods of arable in the lower strip on ‘Borehay’; 7 1/3 a. arable in the upper close by the garden; 4 a. land in ‘Ermele’, next to the field of Stocklinch; 6 a. land in ‘Berlond’; 4 a. land in ‘Milfurlong’ by the site of the mill; 5 a. land at ‘le Spanne’; 3 1/2 a. and 1/3 a. land in the common field; 5 1/2 a. meadow, a third of 2 parts of a rood of meadow in ‘Estmore’; 3 a. meadow in ‘Borehay’; 3 a. meadow in various places in ‘Amede’, ‘Wormylleshey’, and ‘Brodemede’, viz., 1 1/2 a. meadow on ‘Amede’, 1/2 a. meadow formerly ‘Digons’ at ‘Pokethorne’, and one acre of meadow in ‘Amede’ by the dower lately of Margaret Daubeney; 3 1/2 a. pasture in ‘Westhey’; and a third of 2 parts of an parts of osier bed and alder grove (virgulti et alneti) by ‘le Condyt’. Each acre of land is worth 6d. yearly; each acre of meadow is worth 10d. yearly; and each acre of pasture is worth 6d. yearly. The osier bed and alder grove are worth nothing yearly unless felled, and they could not be felled this year. She held in dower as above: 10s. 2 1/2d. from a third of 2 parts of assize rent in Barrington for the holding lately of Ralph Davy and 10 a. meadow in ‘Yelmore’, lately of John Lorty ; £7 3s. 4d. rent from tenants holding at terms of life and years, with rent of 2 capons from a third of the rent of William Glyde ; 60 a. wood in ‘Cleyhill’ in the forest of Neroche on its northern side, worth nothing yearly because the 60 a. cannot be felled according to forest law unless for housebote, haybote, and firebote; and a third of 2 parts of the profits of pleas and perquisites of the out-hundred, with the office of beadle or bailiff in the court of the in-hundred, with view of frankpledge there, the third worth 24s. yearly if the courts are held. She held 53s. 9d. assize rent from various free tenants in fee in South Petherton, payable at Michaelmas. The manor of Barrington is parcel of the lordship of South Petherton. She held £25 15s. 6 1/2d. rent from various customary tenants and tenants-at-will, payable at the four principal terms of the year equally. South Petherton, a third of 2 parts of the profits of pasture in ‘Drovesway’, the third worth 4d. yearly; a third of the issues of pasture in ‘Yelmore’, demised yearly at farm to William Pacche, ‘shephurd’, for 102s. 4d., parcel of the rent of £25 15s. 6 1/2d.; 1/3 rood of meadow at ‘Walteresmylle’, worth 3d. yearly; a third of the issues of pasture in ‘Medewey’, worth 2d. yearly; 1/2 dovecot demised yearly at farm for 6s. 8d.; 1/3 rent of one cockerel, 1d. in value; a whole rent of one hen, 1 1/2d. in value; 1/3 rent of a hen, 1/2d. in value; a third of two parts of the market and common oven of South Petherton, which third is worth 20s. yearly; 1/3 homage and service of the tenants of Dommett, worth nothing yearly; 1/3 cottage lately of Thomas Bonn , worth 6d. ; 1/3 cottage of John Pounde , worth 8d. ; 1/3 house and 1/3 piece of land in the court there, lately of Richard Bounde , worth 4d. ; 1/3 assize service of tenants of the prior of Bruton , amerced for breaking the assize, worth 12d. ; and a third of all houses of the court there, and of the garden, worth nothing yearly above repair. Long before the assignment of dower to Elizabeth, the manor was burdened, with royal licence, with an annual payment of £40 to William Botreaux, knight, Lord Botreaux , and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Ralph Daubeney, knight , and their heirs and assigns. It was also burdened, also with royal licence, with an annual payment of 10 marks to the chantry of St Trinity there. Elizabeth was thus burdened with paying £11 2s. 2 1/2d. yearly during her life to William Botreaux and Elizabeth his wife and to the chantry, as a third of two parts of the total sum due. The lordship or manor of South Petherton with its members is held of the king in chief by knight service.

Date of death and heirs as 509. [Head:] Delivered to the court of the king’s Chancery on 5 November 1440.

The meadow is first described in ms as ‘80 a.’, then later as ‘24 a.’. This may have been the result of scribal confusion over the rendering/reading of ‘four-score’. E 149: ‘10 feet’. The word ‘manor’ seems to have been rubbed out in ms. It is not clear to which location this payment belongs, and it is here calendared in relation to the same information as recorded in ms. See CClR 1389–92, p. 438 and CPR 1408–13, p. 287.

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