HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES.
Inquisition [indented].
Weobley.
14 September 1443.
Before
Henry
Oldcastell
and
Thomas
Bromwych
.
Jurors:
John
Chabbenore
;
John
Brown
of Munderfield
;
John
...elpat [ms torn]
;
John
Grafton
;
Richard
Helle
;
John
Aubrey
;
Richard
Chabbenore
;
John
Symondez
;
Hugh
Warde
;
John
Crowe
;
John
Geffreys
; and
Thomas
Myles
of ?Pudleston (Pultelton) .
He held the following in demesne as of fee.
‘Eton Tragoys’, the manor, held of the king
in chief by knight service, viz. by homage, fealty, and scutage. The site of the manor is worth nothing yearly. In the
manor there are 300 a. arable, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 40 a. pasture, each acre worth 4d. yearly; an enclosed park containing 1000 a., worth 100s. yearly; 40 a. wood, each acre worth 2d. yearly; a
water-mill, worth 40s. yearly; a several fishery in a weir (quedam separalis piscaria unius gurgitis), worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 6 marks assize rent from various tenants, payable at Lady Day and Michaelmas; a view of frankpledge held twice a year,
worth 13s. 4d. yearly; and a court baron held every three weeks, worth nothing yearly.
Foy and Ingestone, two tenements so-called, containing 200 a. arable, each acre
worth 4d. yearly; 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; and 100 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly, held of
John
Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury
, service unknown; and 40s. assize rent from various tenants who held of
John
Abrahale
as of those
tenements, payable at Easter and Michaelmas. The site of the tenements is worth nothing yearly.
Much Birch, Bolstone (Buggleston), and Archenfield, the services of various tenants
who held certain lands and tenements of John by fealty and rent of 20s. payable at Easter and Michaelmas; which lands and tenements John
held of the king
in chief by knight service, viz. by homage, fealty and scutage.
Elvastone (Evaston) and Peterstow, a moiety of a messuage, 100 a. land, 8 a. meadow, and 6 a. pasture, annual value 6s. 8d., held of the
abbot of Gloucester
, service unknown.
Netherton, a messuage and 80 a. land, annual value 20s., held of the abbot of St
Peter
of Gloucester
, service unknown.
Ross-on-Wye, 9 messuages, annual value 20s., held of the
bishop of Hereford
,
service unknown.
John
Hamond, chaplain
, and
David
ap
Hoell
were lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee. They feoffed therein John Abrahale and Peryna his wife and the heirs
of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of John. John died seised of such estate, and Peryna survives.
Everstone (Iverston) and Caradoc, the manors, annual value £20, held of
John
Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury
, service unknown.
Hugh
Mortymer, knight
, and
Richard
ap
Harry
received the issues of the manor of
‘Eton Tragoys’ from his death until the taking of this inquisition and still receive them
[title not specified].
He died on 8 March 1443.
William
Abrahale
is his son and next heir, aged 6 and more.
[Head:] Returned on 6 October 1443.