124
Writ.
‡
3 July 1443. [
Bate].
Addressed to the
escheator of Devon and Cornwall
.
CORNWALL.
Inquisition.
Launceston.
6 August 1443. [
Trevelyn].
Jurors:
John
Trenewyth, esquire
;
Reynold
Tretherf, esquire
;
John
Colyn of Helland, esquire
;
William
Mohun
;
John
Penros
Methele;
William
Bere
;
Thomas
Enys
;
William
Rosmodres
;
Thomas
Treuthgans
;
Robert
Wolvedon
;
Richard
Trevarrek
; and John
?Langorthowe [ms torn].
He held no lands, tenements, rents, or services of the king in chief in demesne or in fee.
But he held the following by curtesy after the death of Margery, late his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Warin Larchedekene knight, from the inheritance of [1.] Eleanor, wife of
Walter
Lucy
knight
, another of the daughters of Warin, and sister and one of the
heirs of Margery; and [2.] Joan, wife of
Nicholas
Carrew
knight
, the daughter of Philippa the third daughter of Warin, and kin and another heir of Margery.
‘East’ Antony, the manor, held of
Thomas
Courtenay, earl of Devon
, of his manor of
‘West’ Antony, by knight service. In the manor there are 20 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 100 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly.
Penpoll, the manor, held of
Roger
Chaumpernon
, of his manor of Shillingham, by knight service. In the manor there are 50 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 200 ferlings of land, each worth 2s. 2d. yearly; 100 a. wood, of which the pasture and pannage are worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 100s. rent received from various free tenants at Christmas,
Easter,
Midsummer, and Michaelmas; and a ferry (passagium), worth 5s. yearly.
Landegea, the manor, held of the king
, of the duchy of Cornwall, of the castle of Launceston, in socage. In the manor there are 21 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 40 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; 50 a. wood, of which the pasture
and pannage are worth 5s. yearly; a corn-mill, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; and 25s. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts.
Roseworthy, the manor, held of
Edward
Pomeray
, of his manor of Tregony, in
socage. In the manor there are 30 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 60 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; a corn-mill, worth 6s. yearly; 100 a. wood, of which the pasture and pannage are worth 6s. 8d. yearly; and 40s. rent received from
various free tenants at the above feasts.
Veryan, £12 annual rent from the manor; and Ruan Lanihorne, the advowson of the church, of no annual value, both held of others
than the king.
He held the following jointly with Elizabeth his wife, who survives, by grant of
John
Arundell, knight
, Thomas’s father, to them and the heirs of the body of Thomas.
Treveneague, the manor. In the manor there is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; 3 other messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 12 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly.
Penberthy, the manor. In the manor there are 30 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 68 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; 2 corn-mills, worth 10s. yearly; and 60s. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts of Christmas,
Easter,
Midsummer, and Michaelmas. The manors are held of
John
Arundell, esquire
, by service of a red rose, as appears in a charter shown to the jurors.
John
Arundell, knight
, was seised of the following [described as the manors listed below, and 60 messuages and 50 [sic] ferlings of land in the vills listed below] in demesne as of fee, together with all the rents, services, reversions, and knights’ fees of all the tenants who held of him separately therein; all of which by charter shown to the jurors he granted to
Thomas
Arundell
named in the writ,
John
Herle, knight
, and
Thomas
Harry, clerk
, now deceased, and
John
Tresythny
, who survives, and the heirs of the body of
Thomas
Arundell
. In the charter the premises were described as his manors of Tolverne, Prospidnick, Bodbrane, Reperry, and Pengwedna, and all his messuages, lands, and tenements, and rents, services, reversions, and knight’s fees of all the tenants who held of him separately in the vills named below.
Tolverne, the manor, held of
Edmund, bishop of Exeter
, of his manor of Tregaire, in socage. In the manor there are 20 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 60 ferlings
of land, each worth 2s. 6d. yearly; a dovecot, worth 12d. yearly; and 100 a. wood, of which the pasture and pannage are worth nothing yearly. The following pertain to the manor: the advowson of the church of St Just in Roseland, worth nothing yearly;
and a ferry (passagium), worth 2s. 6d. yearly.
Prospidnick, the manor, held of
Edmund, bishop of Exeter
, of his manor of Tregaire
[service not specified]. In the manor there are 12 messuages, each worth nothing
yearly; 24 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; and 12 a. wood, worth nothing yearly.
Bodbrane, the manor, held of the king
, of the duchy of Cornwall, of the manor of Liskeard, in socage. In the manor there are 20 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; 40 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; 60 a. wood, of which the pasture is worth 2s. yearly; and 26s. rent received from various free tenants at the above
feasts of Christmas,
Easter,
Midsummer, and Michaelmas.
Reperry, the manor, held of the king
, of the duchy of Cornwall, of the castle of Launceston, in socage. In the manor there are 16 messuages, each worth 16d. yearly; 40 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; and 27s. 6½d. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts.
Pengwedna, the manor, held of
Edward
Pomeray
, of his manor of Tregony, in
socage. In the manor there are 12 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly; 24 ferlings of land, each worth 12d. yearly; and 40s. 7d. rent received from free tenants at the above feasts.
Trevarno, the vill, held of
Edmund, bishop of Exeter
, of his manor of Tregaire, in socage. In the vill there are 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 2s. yearly.
Penryn (Penrynburgh), the vill, held of
Edmund, bishop of Exeter
, of his manor of Penryn (Penryn), in socage. In the vill there are 2 messuages, each worth 20d. yearly.
Treverras, 4 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth
20d. yearly, held of
Edward
Pomeray
, of his manor of Tregony, in socage.
St Mawes, 4 messuages in the vill, each worth 4d. yearly, held of
Edmund, bishop of Exeter
, of his manor of Tregaire, in burgage; and 18s. 1½d. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts. The borough (burg’) is held of the heirs of
Oliver
Carmynowe
knight
, of his manor of Trethevas, and is worth 12d. yearly.
St Neot, the vill, held of the heirs of
John
Arundell, knight
, service unknown. In the vill there are 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly.
Tremorkin, the vill, held of the heirs of
John
Arundell, knight
, service unknown. In the vill there are 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 4s. 4d. yearly.
St Tudy, the vill, held of
John
Arundell, esquire
, of his manor of Carminowe, service unknown. In the vill there are 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly.
Porth, the vill, comprising a messuage, worth nothing yearly, and a ferling of land, worth 2s. 3d. yearly;
‘Crukmaiou’, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 2
ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Bosneives, the vill, comprising 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
‘Little’ Skewes, the vill, comprising 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 2s. yearly; and ‘Great’ Skewes, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3
ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; all held of
John
Arundell, esquire
, of his manor of Trembleath, in socage.
Killiow ‘Dauy’, the vill, comprising 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3
ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Killiow ‘Poly’, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Killiow ‘Osbern’, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 4 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Killiow ‘Ruyn’, the vill, comprising 2 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 2
ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Killiow ‘Gywn’, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Killiow ‘Baret’, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Menedesempys
, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3
ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly;
Nansilgans, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly, and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; and Cusveorth, the vill, comprising 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 3 ferlings of land, each worth 20d. yearly; all held of
John
Arundell, esquire
, service unknown.
Killiow ‘Dauy’, 10s. 4d. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts of Christmas,
Easter,
Midsummer, and Michaelmas.
Bolotha, the vill, held of
Hugh
Boscawe
, of his manor of Nansavallan, in socage. In
the vill there are 3 messuages, each worth nothing yearly; and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 18d. yearly.
Truro (Truruburgh), 2 messuages, annual value 2s. 8d., held of
John
Bray
Treworles,
John
Godolghan
, and
John
Beket
, service unknown; and 3s. rent received from various free tenants at the above feasts.
He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Fentenwyn
, 2 messuages, each worth 6d. yearly, and 2 ferlings of land, each worth
2s. yearly, held of
John
Tretherf
, of his manor of Trevilveth, service unknown.
Pensignance, a messuage, worth 6d. yearly, and 2 ferlings of land, each worth 2s.
yearly, held of
Thomas
Durant
, of his manor of
Carlogas
, service unknown.
He died after noon on 24 June last.
John
Arundell
is his son and next heir, aged 15 and more.Eleanor is aged 60 and more. Joan is aged 30 and more.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 26 August 1443. [Dorse:] 26 August.
C 139/112/57 mm. 1–2
E 149/175/5 m. 1