WILLIAM
DE
FERRERS
OF GROBY, KNIGHT
322
Writ.‡
20 May 1445. [Bate].
OXFORDSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Banbury.
28 June 1445. [
Wellysborn].
Jurors:
Thomas
Aberey
;
Humphrey
Haye
;
John
Tyso
;
Richard
Harper
;
Robert
Fyffhyde
;
Ralph
Archer
;
John
Mose
;
William
Capurne
;
William
Palmer
;
Thomas
at
Mylle
;
John
Aston
; and
John
Bardon
.
John, now
archbishop of Canterbury
and Chancellor – described as
John, bishop of
Bath –
John, viscount Beaumont
,
William, lord Lovel
,
John
Durward, esquire
,
Edward
Tyrell, esquire
, and
Walter
Tottesden
were seised of the following in demesne as of fee. By indented charter dated
20 January 1442, shown to the jurors, they granted
the manor to
William
de
Ferrers
for the term of his life, with
remainder to his son
Thomas
de
Ferrers
, who survives, and the heirs male of his body; with successive
remainders to
John
de
Ferrers
, brother of Thomas, and the heirs male of his body; and to the right heirs of William. William was seised in demesne as of free tenement and died seised of such estate. Hethe, the manor, annual value £8, held of
Humphrey, duke of
Buckingham, of his purparty of the earldom of Gloucester, by 2s. at Michaelmas.
The summary of this
inquisition in CCR 1441–7, p. 261, inserts here: ‘
Richard
Grey, lord of
Wilton’
.
He died on 18 May last. Elizabeth,
wife of
Edward
Grey
knight
, is his kin and next heir, as
the daughter of Henry, the son of William. She is aged 26 and more and Edward is aged 30 and more. They
have issue: John, who survives, aged 12 and more.
Thomas
de
Ferrers
is the son and heir male of
William, aged 40 and more.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 11
July. Examined.
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323
Writ.†
20 May 1445. [Bate].
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Aylesbury.
14 June 1445. [
Brudenell].
Jurors:
Thomas
Moor
;
Thomas
Loveden
;
Robert
Norton
;
John
Goolde
;
William
Combe
;
John
Gerard
;
John
Barbour
;
Ralph
Clerk
;
John
Goodman
;
John
Pepyr
;
William
Andrewe
; and
John
Tyrke
.
He held the following in demesne as
of fee.
Long Crendon, 1/3 manor, held of the king
in chief as 1/10 knight’s fee.
The fruit and herbage within the site of the 1/3 are worth 2s. yearly.
There are there: a stank, worth nothing yearly, because it is not stocked; a carucate of arable, worth 20s. yearly; 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a several pasture containing 20 a., each acre worth 3d. yearly; pleas and perquisites of a court baron and view of frankpledge, worth nothing yearly beyond the fee of the steward; and 1/3 of a wood called ‘Tudreshull’, of which the underwood is worth nothing yearly because it is waste, and the pasture is worth nothing yearly because it lies in common. There are 12 virgates of land in the hands of tenants at will, each virgate paying 8s. at Lady Day and Michaelmas.
Date of death as [322](#CIPM-DOC-26-322). Elizabeth, wife of
Edward
Grey
knight
, is his kin and next heir, as the daughter of Henry, the son of William. She is aged 26 and more and Edward is aged 30 and more. They have issue: John, who survives, aged 12 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 5 July 1445. Examined.
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E 149/178/13 m. 1
324
Writ.‡
20
May
1445. [Bate].
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Northampton.
14
June
1445. [
Eltonhede].
Jurors:
Richard
Short
of Overstone;
John
Gregory
of Harpole;
Richard
Terry
of Brington;
John
Draper
of Coton;
Thomas
Kymbell
of Eydon;
John
Abraham
of Collingtree;
James
Milner
of Coton;
John
Kyng
of Kislingbury;
Simon
Gayton
;
John
Broke
;
Simon
Horlok
; and
Thomas
Pouns
.
He held the following in demesne as of fee tail to him and the heirs of his
body, by grant of Margaret de Ferrers, once
countess of Derby
, to William her son.
William, named in the writ, was the heir of
this William, as the son of Henry, the son of William, the son of
Henry, the son of William, the son of
William named in the
charter. The charter was shown to the jurors in the presence of the escheator.
Nobottle, the manor, with the advowson of the church of Brington, held of the king
of the honour of Tutbury, by a
sparrowhawk at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
The site of the manor is wholly wasted in respect of buildings, and worth
nothing yearly, but there is a garden of which the herbage and fruit
are worth 12d.
yearly.
There are there: a carucate
of land, containing 20
a., each acre
worth 2d.
yearly;
3
a. meadow, each
acre worth 6d.
yearly;
a wood, containing 8
a., of which the underwood is worth nothing yearly, because it is wholly wasted, but its pasture is worth 12d.
yearly;
£7
assize rent payable at
Michaelmas and Lady
Day by free tenants;
6 carucates of land in the
hands of tenants at will, each carucate
paying 10s. at the above feasts;
pleas and
perquisites of a court baron, worth 2s.
yearly; and a court of view of frankpledge, worth
2s.
yearly. The advowson is worth 40s.
yearly.
He held the following knights’ fees in fee as parcel of the manor, extended at the
following values when they fall: ½ fee in Astrop, which the heirs of William de Stapulton hold, at 50s.; 1 fee in Farthinghoe, which the heirs of Amaury de St Amand, of
Geoffrey
Cardon
, and of
William
Abbot
hold, at 100s.; 2½ fees in Church Brampton, which
William
Rosselyn
holds, at £12 10s.; and 1½ fees in Spratton and Holdenby, which the heirs of
Thomas
de
Arderne
hold, at £7 10s.
Date of death, heir, and other details as [323](#CIPM-DOC-26-323). [Head:] Delivered to court on 5 J[uly] [ms torn]. Examined.
C 139/119/33 mm. 5–6
325
Writ.‡
20
May
1445. [Bate].
DERBYSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Derby.
26 June 1445. [
Fraunces].
Jurors:
Richard
Cas
;
John
Bate
;
John
Meysen
;
John
Massy
;
Robert
Lok
;
Thomas
Hall
;
Richard
Stiklond
;
Thomas
Meysham
;
Gilbert
Cays
;
John
Harryson
;
Ralph
Bassewell
; and
John
Forman
.
He held the following in demesne as
of fee tail to him and the heirs male of his body, by grant of
Edward
III
to
Henry
de
Ferrers
and the heirs male of his body [cf. CPR 1334–38, pp. 418–19]. William was Henry’s kin and heir male, as the son of
Henry, the son of William, the son of
Henry. Walton-on-Trent, the manor, with the advowson of the church, held of the king, of the honour of Chester, as 1/6 knight’s
fee.
The site of the manor is worth nothing
yearly.
There are there: 40
a. land, each
acre worth 3d.
yearly;
20
a. meadow, each
acre worth 10d.
yearly;
a park
containing 80 a. wood,
of which the underwood is worth nothing yearly beyond the cost of
enclosing the park, and of which the herbage is worth 2s.
yearly; a several fishery in the water of Trent, worth 20d.
yearly;
£6
assize rent from free
tenants at Lady Day and
Michaelmas; and pleas and
perquisites of court and view of frankpledge, worth 20d.
yearly beyond the expenses of the
steward. He held to himself and his heirs
the following knights’ fees. Weston-on-Trent, ½ fee which the heirs of
Robert
de
Weston
held, annual value when it falls 50s; and Foremark, ½ fee, which the heirs of
Robert
Fraunceys, knight
, held, annual value 50s., held of the king
as parcel of the manor of Groby in Leicestershire, by the service owed for that manor.
Date of death and
other details as [322](#CIPM-DOC-26-322), with Thomas here styled esquire. [Head:]
Delivered to court on 11 July. Examined.
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326
Writ.†
20 May 1445. [Bate].
WARWICKSHIRE.
Inquisition
[indented].
Coventry.
20 June 1445. [
Aylesbury].
Jurors:
Thomas
Derset
and
Henry
Carter
of Dunchurch;
John
Turnour
of Draycote;
Richard
Swynford
of Bilton;
John
Savey
of Caludon;
William
Wynmere
,
John
Huchyns
, and
John
Wynmere
of Walsgrave on Sowe;
Henry
Auncell
of Allesley;
John
Godewyn
of Wyken;
John
Grene
and
Richard
Bertrham
of Cheylesmore; and
William
Slye
of Bourton on Dunsmore.
He held the following knights’ fees in fee.
Ladbroke, ½ fee, which
William
Catesby
holds, annual value when it falls 50s.;
Wolvey, 1 fee, which the
abbot of Combe
has in alms – but
Robert
Harecourt
does homage, relief, and
scutage for the abbot when it falls –
annual value 100s.;
Hydes Pastures and Nuneaton, ½ fee, which the lord Grey of Codnor and
Laurence de
Dutton
, knight, lately held,
annual value 50s.;
Ashow and Caldecote, 1 fee, which the
heirs of
Geoffrey
Semely
hold, annual value 100s.;
Wolfhampcote, ½ fee, once
Robert Langeley’s, which
William
Peyto, chevalier
, holds, annual value 50s.;
Budbrooke, ½ fee, which the heirs of
Philip
Gayton
hold, annual value 50s.; and
½ fee, which the heir of
Robert
de
Hastang
– that is,
Humphrey
Stafford of Grafton, knight
–
holds, annual value 50s.;
and Blackdown and
Redfern, 1½ fees, which the
prior of Kenilworth
holds, annual value £7, all held of the king
, of the honour of Tutbury, as parcel of the manor
of Groby in Leicestershire, by the service owed for that manor.
John, archbishop of Canterbury
and Chancellor – described as
John, bishop of
Bath –
John, viscount Beaumont
,
William, lord Lovel
,
John
Durward, esquire
,
Edward
Tyrell, esquire
, and
Walter
Tottesden
, were seised of the following.
By indented charter, shown to the jurors, dated 20 January 1442, they granted the manor to
William
de
Ferrers
for the term of his life, with
remainder to
Thomas
de
Ferrers
his son, who survives, and the
heirs male of his body; with successive
remainders to
John
de
Ferrers
, brother of Thomas, and the heirs male of his body; and to the right heirs of
William. William was therefore seised in demesne as of free
tenement and died seised of such estate. Flecknoe, the manor,
annual value £8, held of the
bishop of Worcester
, service unknown.
Date of death and other details as
[322](#CIPM-DOC-26-322). [Head:] Delivered to
court on 10 July. Examined. C 139/119/33 mm. 9–10
327
Writ.‡
20 May 1445. [Bate].
STAFFORDSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Wolverhampton.
16 June 1445. [
Waryng].
Jurors:
Robert
Brid
;
Thomas
Kegworth
;
Thomas
Boteler
;
John
Stubbes
;
Thomas
Warton
;
William
Kirkeby
;
Richard
Sharesmyth
;
John
Kynwarton
;
Reynold
Tolle
;
John
Wod
;
William
Creswall
; and
Thomas
Bradeley
.
He held the
following in demesne as of fee tail to him and the
heirs male of his body, by grant of
Edward
III
to
Henry
de
Ferrers
and the heirs male of his body [CPR
1338–40, p. 110]. William was Henry’s kin and heir male, as the son of
Henry, the son of William, the son of
Henry. Tettenhall, the manor, with the advowson of the free chapel, held of the king
as 1/10
knight’s fee.
The site of the manor is worth 12d.
yearly.
There are there: 40
a. waste, worth nothing yearly because they lie in
common;
5 marks
assize rent from free
tenants, payable at Lady Day
and Michaelmas; and pleas
and perquisites of court and view of frankpledge, worth 2s.
yearly beyond the expenses of the
steward.
He held the following in
demesne as of fee.
Wootton,
the manor alias
the hamlet, held of the king
in chief as 1/6 knight’s fee. There is no
capital messuage and no demesne land in the manor, but there are there: a several pasture, worth 10s.
yearly;
a park, of
which the underwood is worth nothing, but the herbage and agistment are worth 6s.
yearly; pleas and perquisites of
court, worth 2s.
yearly; and 4 marks
assize rent from free
tenants, payable at Michaelmas
and Lady Day. He held the
following knights’ fees as parcel of the manor: ½ fee in
Neuhall
, which the heirs of
Robert
de la
Warde
held, annual value 50s. when it
falls; and 1 fee in Norbury, which the heirs of
Ralph
le
Boteler
held, annual value 100s.
Fenton Culvert, ¼ manor, held of
the king, of the duchy of Lancaster, by suit once a year to the court of the manor of Newcastle-under-Lyme. There is no capital messuage and no demesne land in the fourth part, but there is 44s. assize rent from free tenants, payable at Michaelmas and Lady Day.
Date of death and other details as [325](#CIPM-DOC-26-325). [Head:] Delivered to court on 11 July.
Examined.
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328
Writ.‡
20 May 1445. [Bate].
ESSEX.
Inquisition [indented].
Chelmsford.
1 July 1445. [
Criseacre].
Jurors:
John
Boreham
;
William
Gilberd
;
Thomas
Tendryng
;
John
Bataill
;
Thomas
Rolfe
;
Andrew
Hereward
;
Thomas
Marchall
;
John
Midlyng
;
Henry
Bollo
;
Simon
Clerke
;
William
Blake
;
Thomas
Chylde
; and
Thomas
Fuller
.
John, archbishop of Canterbury –
described as
John, bishop of Bath –
John, viscount Beaumont
,
William, lord Lovel
,
Richard
Grey, lord of Wilton
,
John
Durward, esquire
,
Edward
Tyrell, esquire
, and
Walter
Tottesden
were lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee; which, by charter dated 20 January 1442, shown to the jurors, they granted to
William
de
Ferrers
, named in the writ, for the term of his life, with remainder to his son
Thomas
de
Ferrers
, Chicheridell), the manor; and Fairstead, the manor [values, tenure, and services not specified]. He was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee simple. Buttsbury, the manor; Marks, the manor; and Stock, the advowson of the church [values, tenure, and services not specified]. Thus seised, he demised the manors of Buttsbury, Marks, Fairstead, and St Clairs Hall, and the advowson of Stock, to
Henry
de
Ferrers
, his son, and Elizabeth then his wife, for the term of
their lives, so that they were seised in demesne as of free tenement. Henry died, and after his death, William granted that the manors and advowson – then held by
Elizabeth for the term of her life, from the inheritance of William, and which ought after her death to revert to William and his heirs – should remain to
John
Durward, esquire
,
Edward
Tyrell, esquire
,
Roger
Fysshwyk, clerk
,
Thomas
Ashton
, and
Walter
Tottesden
. The grant was by fine in the court of
Henry
VI
[CP 25/1/71/274/101], between
John
Durward
and the others named above,
querents, and
William, deforciant
. In the fine – of which
one part was shown to the jurors –
Elizabeth was described as Elizabeth, who
was the wife of James de
Berkeley
knight. Elizabeth survives. Long before his death,
he granted
the manor of Wodeham Ferrers to
Philip
Morgan, lately bishop of Ely
,
John
Frank, clerk
,
Richard
Eluet, clerk
,
Richard
Hastynges, knight
,
John
Durward, esquire
,
Robert
Rykedon
,
John
Malory, esquire
,
Walter
Tottesden
, and
William
Peiche
, and their heirs, so that they
were seised in demesne as of fee.
John
Frank
,
Richard
Eluet
,
Richard
Hastynges
,
Robert
Rykedon
,
John
Malory
, and
William
Peiche
died; and
John
Durward
and Walter held the manor by right of survivorship and were seised in demesne as of fee. They feoffed
Roger
Fysshwyk, clerk
,
Richard
Walssh, esquire
, and
Richard
Acton, esquire
, and their heirs, so that they were and still are seised
in demesne as of fee.
Date of death and other
details as [322](#CIPM-DOC-26-322).
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329
Writ.‡
20 May 1445. [Bate].
SHROPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES.
Inquisition [indented].
Wellington.
21 June 1445. [
Lyngeyn].
Jurors:
William
Coton
;
John
Forster
;
William
Tuder
;
William
Chesshire
;
Nicholas
Codyngton
;
Richard
Clerk
;
John
Fyssher
;
William
Horn
;
Richard
Severn
;
Roger
Sandy
;
William
Spicer
; and
John
Tunge
.
He held the following in demesne as
of fee tail to him and the heirs male of his body, by grant of
Edward
III
to
Henry
de
Ferrers
and the heirs male of his body [CPR
1338–40, pp. 5, 110]. William was Henry’s kin and heir male, as the son of
Henry, the son of William, the son of
Henry. Bradford, the hundred and its bailiwick, annual vale £4, held of the king without rendering anything.
Claverley, the manor, held of the king
in chief as ¼ knight’s fee.
There are there: the site of the manor, worth nothing yearly; 40 a. land, each acre worth 3d. yearly; £8 assize rent, payable by free tenants at Easter and Michaelmas; and pleas and perquisites of court and view of frankpledge, worth 2s. yearly beyond the expenses of the steward.
He held the following to him and his heirs.
Stoke on
Tern, the manor, with the advowson of the church, held of the king
in chief as 1/5 knight’s fee.
In the manor there is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; a dovecot, worth nothing yearly because there are no doves; a carucate of land which lies at pasture, worth 40d. yearly; a water-mill, worth 8s. yearly; 10 a. meadow, each acre worth 3d. yearly; a park, of which the underwood and herbage are worth nothing yearly; £5 2d. assize rent payable by free tenants at Lady Day and Michaelmas; and pleas and perquisites of a court baron and view of frankpledge, worth 20d. yearly.
He held the following knights’ fees as parcel of the manor: ½ fee in Wilderhope,
which the heirs of
Richard
Harlay
lately held, annual value 50s. when it
falls; ¼ fee in Wigley, which the heirs of
Robert
Douyle
held, annual value 25s.;
1 fee in
Stokesay, which the heirs of
William
de
Ludlowe
held, annual value 100s.;
½ fee in Eaton upon Tern and Helshaw, which the heirs of
William
de
Barton
held, annual value 50s.;
½ fee in
Henley, which the heirs of
Roger
de
Welyngton
held, annual value 50s.;
½ fee in
Bletchley, which the heirs of
Roger
Corbet, knight
, held, annual value 50s.; and ½ fee in
Moreton Say, which the heirs of
Robert
Say
held, annual value 50s.
Date of death and other details as [325](#CIPM-DOC-26-325). [Head:] Delivered to court on 11 July.
Examined.
C 139/119/33 mm. 15–16
330
Writ.†
20 May 1445. [Bate].
LEICESTERSHIRE.
Inquisition [indented].
Leicester.
12 June 1445. [
Aylesbury].
Jurors:
William
Sutton
of Osbaston;
Thomas
Herdewyk
of Lindley;
William
Swynfen
of Sutton Cheney;
Thomas
Jakes
of Wellsborough;
John
Taillour
and
John
Halle
of Shenton;
Roger
Wodam
of Dadlington;
John
Boteler
of Market Bosworth;
Reynold
Langham
of Barlestone;
Richard
Raulyns
of Ullesthorpe; H... [ms torn]
Wollaston of Burbage; and
Richard
Eyryk
of Wigston Parva.
He was seised of the following in
demesne as of fee tail to him and the heirs of his body, by grant of Margaret de Ferrers, once
countess of Derby
, to William her son, whose heir he was, as the son of Henry, the son of William, the son of Henry, the son of William, the son of William named in the charter. The charter was shown to the jurors in the presence of the escheator. Groby, the manor, held of the king in chief as ½ knight’s fee.
The site of the manor is worth nothing
yearly.
There are there: 300 a. arable and fallow land (frisc’), each acre worth
2d.
yearly when sown, of which 100
a. lie fallow (warect’) this year and
are worth nothing because they are common; 24 a. meadow, worth 16s.
yearly, each acre worth 8d.;
2 parks, of
which the herbage and agistment are worth 6s.
yearly beyond the maintenance of the animals and other reprises;
a close of
pasture called ‘Liefeld’, worth 13s. 4d.
yearly;
a pasture
called ‘Pakemanheye’, worth 13s. 4d.
yearly;
a pasture
called ‘Stywardesheye’, worth 10s.
yearly; underwood in the parks and close, worth 3s. 4d.
yearly;
2
water-mills, worth 20s.
yearly;
a several fishery
in the water of
Hadbroke
, worth 12d.
yearly;
2 stanks of
the mills, of which the fishery is worth 2s.
yearly;
£4
assize rent payable by
free tenants at Michaelmas,
Candlemas, and Whitsun; and
pleas and
perquisites of court of the view of frankpledge of the manor and of a
purparty of the court of the honour of Winchester held at Leicester,
worth 6s.
yearly. He held the following knights’ fees and advowsons as parcel of the
manor, with the following values when they fall: Fenny Drayton, ½ fee
which the heirs of
Hugh
Husee, knight
, held, annual value 50s.; and ½ fee
which the heirs of
John
de
Whelesburgh
held, annual value 50s.
Barlestone, 1/6 fee which the heirs of
John
Seriaunt
held, annual value 2s.; and 1/6 fee which the
heirs of
Richard
Boteler
held, annual value 16s. 8d. Sibson, Sheepy Magna
or Parva, Higham on the Hill, and Wykin, 2 fees which the
heirs of
John
Burdet, chevalier
, held, annual value £10;
Braunstone, ½ fee which the heirs of
John
Burdet, chevalier
, held, annual value 50s.
Glenfield, ¼ fee which the heirs of
Baldwin
de
Glenfeld
lately held, in the fee called
Watevile (‘Wauteuill’), annual value 25s. ?Burton Overy (Burton) and Upton, a moiety of 1½ fees which
lady
Margaret
Nevill
– kin and one of the heirs of
Robert
de la
Warde, chevalier
– lately held, annual value 50s.; and the other moiety, which
Richard
Meynull
– the other heir – lately held, annual value 50s.
Hathern, ½ fee which the heirs of Robert son of Adam held, annual value 50s. 1/3 fee [location not specified], once
William Marchall’s, which the heirs of
Ralph
Basset
, late of Sapcote, held, annual value 23s. 4d.
Dadlington and Higham on the Hill, ¼ fee which the
earl of Pembroke
holds, annual value 25s.
Barkby, ½ fee which
Robert
Roos, lord
Roos
, holds, annual value 50s.
Shearsby, ¼ fee which the
prior of Chacombe
holds, annual value 25s.
Waltham on the Wolds, ½ fee which the
abbot of Croxton
holds, annual value 50s.
Burton Overy, ½ fee
which the heirs of
John
Bassynges, knight
, held, annual value 50s.
Upton, 1 fee which the
heirs of
Roger
de
Trumpyngton
held, annual value 100s.
Husbands Bosworth and North Kilworth, 1 fee which the
heirs of
Robert
de
Stoke
and
Stephen
Rabas
hold, for whom
Robert
de
Harecourt, lord of
Stanton Harcourt
(dominus de Harecourt), owes homage, relief, and forinsec service.
Market Bosworth, 1/3 advowson of the church, that is the right of presentation every third vacancy, annual value £10. Lutterworth, the whole advowson of the church, annual value 10 marks. The advowsons of the priory of Ulverscroft, of the priory of Charley, and of the hospital of St John of Lutterworth, annual value 40s.
The following were held of the manor of
Groby by the following services, valued as follows when they fall.
Syston, 2 virgates of land, once
of
John
de
Stafford, clerk
, which the
prior of Ulverscroft
held as 1/20 knight’s fee, annual value of the service 6d.;
10 virgates of land, held by the tenants of the lands and tenements which were
William
Maunsell
’s as 1/20 fee, annual value 5s.; and £10 land which the heirs of
Roger
de la
Zouche
held as 1 fee, annual value 100s. [Stoughton]
and ?Burton Overy (Burton), 9
virgates of land which the heirs of
Thomas
Fryday
and his parceners held as 1½ knights’
fees, annual value £9.
Anstey, 5 virgates of land, once
Thomas Dannowe’s, which the heirs of Benet de Uluescroft and of Roger son of Ralph held as 1 knight’s fee, annual value 100s.
Swithland, 27 virgates of land which the heirs of John Walcote, chevalier
, held as 1/20 knight’s fee, annual value 5s.
Burton Overy, 2½
virgates of land which the heirs of
Osbert
de
Brereford
held as 1 knight’s fee, annual value 100s.
Wigston Magna, 2½ virgates of land, once
William Waterbourne’s, which the heirs of
Thomas
Hutte
held as ½ knight’s fee, annual value 50s.
Shearsby, certain lands and
tenements which the heirs of
Roger
de
Trumpyngton
held, [?as ½ knight’s fee], annual value 50s.
William, lord Zouche of Harringworth
, held 19½ virgates of land in Thorpe Arnold, and the manors of Elmesthorpe, Peatling Magna, Thurnby, Bushby, Belgrave, Cropston, Brentingby, Baggrave, Barsby, Great Stretton, Illston on the Hill, Oadby, Burton Lazars, Bruntingthorpe, and Houghton on the Hill, as 7 knights’ fees, and the fee(s) (ac feod’) of
Nicholas
de
Hauersham
in Claybrooke, annual value £35.
By fine at Westminster, 1422 [CP 25/1/126/73/36], of which one part was shown to the jurors,
Thomas
Assheton
granted the following to
William, named in the writ, and Elizabeth his
wife, and the heirs male of the body of William.
William was seised in demesne as of fee tail, and Elizabeth
in demesne as of free tenement. Elizabeth died; afterwards William died seised as above. Lutterworth, the manor, with the advowson of the church, held of the
heirs of
Hamon
Maufre
, service unknown.
There is no capital messuage or demesne land
in the manor, but there are there: a several pasture containing 50 a. land, each acre worth 2d.
yearly;
10
carucates of land, each worth 2s.
6d.
yearly;
2
a. meadow, each
acre worth 6d.
yearly;
pleas and
perquisites of a court baron and a
view of frankpledge held there, worth nothing yearly beyond the fee
and expenses of the steward; and
100s.
assize rent payable by free
tenants at Michaelmas and Lady
Day.
Date of death and other details as [322](#CIPM-DOC-26-322). [Head:] Delivered to court on 7 July. Examined. CCR 1441–7, p. 261, inserts here: ‘
Richard
Grey, lord of
Wilton’
.
Marginal note: remainder to
Thomas
Ferrers
by charter.
Marginal note: tail to heirs male.
Marginal note: demesne.
‘
Richard
Grey, lord of
Wilton’
interlined.
Marginal note: remainder to
Thomas
Ferrers
by charter.
ms: Berkeby.
Marginal note: feoffment (feoff’).
Marginal note: tail to heirs male.
Marginal note: fee.
Marginal note: tail to heirs general.
Supplied from 1828.
ms: certain
lands and tenements, annual value when they fall/it falls 50s.
Marginal note: tail to heirs male by
fine.
C 139/119/33 mm. 17–18