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JOHN DE MONTE ACUTO , EARL OF SALISBURY

Writ Head

20 Writ. 16 Feb. 1400. [Stanley].

Addressed to Thomas Knolles, mayor and escheator of London.

Inquisition Head

LONDON. Inquisition [indented]. 29 March. [Knolles].

Jurors

Jurors: Ralph Barton ; John Page ; Richard Sygre ; William Elyngton ; John Armeston ; John Barlee ; Geoffrey Sutton ; Lawrence Dureham ; Henry Parmest[unclear: ow] ; John Assheley ; John Bysshop ; and Thomas Stanford .

Holdings

He held in his demesne as of fee a tenement called ‘Newe Inne’ in the parish of St. Benet, Thames Street, in Castle Baynard ward, formerly of John de Beauchamp, knight . It is held of the king in free burgage as is all the city of London, annual value £4.
He also held a rent of 1 bow and 6 catapults from a tenement in the parish of St. Dunstan in the East, annual value 20d.

In right of Maud his wife he held a rent of 13 roses from a tenement called ‘Romaynsrent’ in the parish of St. Mary Aldermary;
£10 quitrent from tenements held by Thomas Knolles in St. Antonin’s parish;
£11 3s.4d. from tenements held by John Walpole in the parishes of All Hallows, Bread Street, St. Mildred, Bread Street, and St. Mary Aldermary;
5 marks quitrent from a tenement held by Richard Odyham in St. Antonin’s parish; and
4 marks quitrent from John Pellyng , citizen and skinner, in All Hallows, Bread Street.

He died on 8 Jan. last. Thomas his son and heir was aged 12 years on 25 March last .

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Writ Head

21 Writ. ‡ 7 April 1400. [Stanley].

[Dorse:] All the lands and tenements mentioned in the writ I have taken into the king's hand according to the tenor of the writ.

Inquisition Head

SUSSEX. Inquisition [indented]. Robertsbridge. 1 May. [Weston].

Jurors

Jurors: Alan Swyft ; Thomas Bokesulle ; Stephen Beche ; John Synyere ; William Curteys ; John Coreslegh ; John Chilly ; John Wodeman ; John ?Wynderd ; John Tannere ; William Hokstepe ; and John Alman .

Holdings

By the law and courtesy of England he held a third part of the manor of Bugsell in the dower of Maud his wife, who survives him, assigned by the escheator from this manor and other lands and tenements in Sussex of Alan de Buxhull, knight, senior , her former husband. The other two parts of the manor with other lands of Alan were granted to him by Richard II by letters patent [CPR 1381–5 , p.362], during the minority of Alan de Buxhull, knight , the son and heir, without rendering anything to the king. Afterwards he granted the two parts to William Gobyon, esquire , and Henry Sybbesey of London, draper , until the full age of Alan de Buxhull, knight , the son and heir.

Bugsell manor with 143 a. is held of William Echyngham by homage, fealty, a rent of 4d., and by suit of court at Etchingham every three weeks.
A messuage called Bernhurst and 80 a. there are also held of William Echyngham by homage, fealty, a rent of 13s.4d., and payment of 3d. each 16 weeks for the safeguard of Hastings castle.

At Bugsell 18 a. are held of John Dalyngrugge, knight , as of the manor of Bodiam, by fealty, a rent of 10s.8d., and 3d. each 16 weeks for the keeping of the same castle; 30 a. at Ringden are held of Robert Passhele , as of the manor of Pashley, by a rent of 2s., and 3d. each 16 weeks as before; 20 a. at Haselden are held of John Belhurst of his manor of Bellhurst, by fealty, a rent of 18d., and suit of court every three weeks; a messuage called Socknersh and 150 a. are held of William de Hoo, knight , of his manor of Wartling by knight service; 1 watermill and 12 a. are held of the abbot of Fécamp , by a rent of 4s.1d., and suit at his court of Brede every three weeks.

The manor of Bugsell with all other lands belonging to it, and with a rent of £16, is worth annually £30.
The rent is payable at the four terms, the feasts of Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter and Midsummer, and the rent of a third part was paid to John Mountagu, earl of Salisbury , or his servants, before Epiphany, and that of the other two parts was paid to William Gobyon and Henry Sybbesey .

He died on 7 Feb. [recte Jan.]. Thomas his son and heir is aged 12 years and more.

Henry Pypplesden has held all from the death of John Mountagu to this day, and received all the profits.

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Inquisition Head

SUSSEX. Inquisition. Robertsbridge. 19 July. [Weston].

Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Bokesull ; Robert Bokeselle ; Robert Braban ; Henry Piplesden ; William Curteys ; Stephen Courteys ; Thomas Alegh ; Henry Westbourne ; John Wynder ; William ate Reed ; John Syuyer ; and John Coresle .

Holdings

He held a third part of the manor of Bugsell by the law and courtesy of England, in the dower of Maud, late his wife, who survives him, from Alan de Buxhull, knight, senior , late her husband. It is held of William Hoo, knight , and William Echyngham , service unknown, annual value £10.

He died on 7 Jan. last .

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Inquisition Head

MIDDLESEX. Inquisition . Bow (Stratford atte Bowe). 8 April. [Kempe].

Jurors

Jurors: William Horewode ; John Chapman ; Richard Chapman ; Richard Rolf ; John Huntyngdon ; senior; John Eyer ; Laurence Storm ; John Stokwelle ; Peter Bean ; William Warener ; Robert Colman ; and Ralph Alayn .

Holdings

William de Halden and John Ussher , citizens of London, formerly held in their demesne as of fee the manor of Wick, by the name of all the lands and tenements called ‘la Wyke’, and sold and confirmed it, with all the lands, tenements, rents, services, meadow and pasture, which they had of the enfeoffment of Adam Fraunceys senior , formerly citizen of London, in the parishes of Hackney and Stepney, by an indenture dated London, 24 Sept. 1357, to Agnes, widow of Adam Fraunceys , for life, with remainder to Maud, daughter of Adam, and the heirs of her body, and failing such heirs to Adam Fraunceys, junior , her brother, and the heirs of his body.

John de Mountagu married Maud, who still lives, and held these lands in her right.

Half of the manor is held of the bishop of London , and the other half of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, services unknown, annual value £14 10s.

He died on 7 Jan. last. Thomas his son and heir is aged 12 years and more.

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Inquisition Head

SUFFOLK. Inquisition. Boxford. 14 April. [Bowet].

Jurors

Jurors: John atte Mille ; Robert Carles ; John Fa.... ; John Hamond ; John Leftled ; Thomas Howet ; John Osemond ; William Waryn ; John Pottere ; Robert Sheldrake ; John Rodlond ; and William Doget .

Holdings

He held the manor of Newton by Sudbury in right of Maud, his wife, who survives him, of the abbess of Malling of her manor of Abbas Hall in Great Cornard by a rent of 4s.4d., annual value 20 marks.

He died on 7 Jan. Thomas his son and heir was aged 12 on 25 March.

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Inquisition Head

HERTFORDSHIRE. Inquisition. St. Albans. 24 April. [Baynard].

Jurors

Jurors: John Nowell ; John Sendale ; Ralph Somer ; Ralph Magot ; John Pope ; John Smyth of Shenley ; William Morsle ; Richard atte Welle ; John Somerton ; John Kettewild ; William Sharp ; and John Prat .

Holdings

John Wroth, junior , William Newerk, chaplain , and Robert Peper formerly held in their demesne as of fee the manor of Shenley, 2 messuages, 352 a. arable, 5 crofts, 17 a. meadow, 80 a. wood and £7 17s. rent in Shenley, Ridge, Parkbury, Aldenham, Watford, North Mimms and St. Albans. These lands and rents, with the services of free tenants and villeins and their families, they had by enfeoffment of John son of Andrew Aubrey , citizen of London, now deceased, and they regranted them to John and Maud, his wife, who survives, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of John.

John de Mountagu married Maud, and held the above in right of his wife;

the manor of John Salman , service unknown,
and the messuages of the abbot of St. Albans , service also unknown,
annual value 20 marks. Joan, wife of John Bryan of London, and Joan, wife of Thomas Lichebarwe of London, are cousins and heirs of John Aubrey ; Joan Bryan being the daughter of Thomas Hanhampstede , formerly citizen and grocer of London, son of Agnes, one sister and heir of Joan, mother of John Aubrey ; and Joan Lichebarwe being the daughter of Alice, daughter of Felicity Pentry , daughter of Isabel, the other daughter and heir of Joan the mother.

John de Mountagu also held the reversion of a messuage called ‘le Hyde’, 100 a. arable, 2 a. meadow and 20 a. wood in Abbots Langley, of which Richard Fermyn holds two parts for life by the grant of John de Mountagu ; and Elizabeth, widow of William de Mountagu, late earl of Salisbury , holds the third part in dower. They are held of the abbot of St. Albans , service unknown, annual value £3.

Date of death and heir as above [no. 24].

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Inquisition Head

GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Lechlade. 27 April 1409. [Greuoll].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert ?les Mulle; William ?Polet ; Henry Peres ; John le Oldesmyth ; John Smyth, junior; John Emot ; John Smyth of ?Pytmore ; Richard ?Colet ; Hugh Spenser ; William Webbe ; Thomas Say ; and John Carpentere .

Holdings

When he died on 5 [sic] Jan. 1400 John de Monte Acuto held in fee tail 1 messuage and 1 carucate in Row Earthcott by Bristol, part of the manor of Warblington in Hampshire, which Edward II granted to Ralph de Monte Hermerii , and Thomas and Edward his sons, the king’s nephews, and the heirs of their bodies [CPR 1307–13 , pp.304–5, 29 Dec. 1310]. From them it descended to Margaret, daughter of Thomas, who married John de Monte Acuto senior , brother of William earl of Salisbury , whence it descended to John.

The messuage and carucate in Row Earthcott are held of the king by homage and fealty, as is the manor of Warblington.

Heir as above [no. 24].

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Inquisition Head

ESSEX. Inquisition. Stratford. 30 March 1400. [Baynard].

Jurors

Jurors: John Sprot ; John Fotyng ; William Danelt ; William Geffrey ; John Bokeler ; John Haleman ; William Heggeman ; Edmund Noreys ; William Bokeler ; John Heyward ; John Goddessone ; and John Waller .

Holdings

John Wroth, junior , William Newerk, chaplain , and Robert Peper held in their demesne as of fee 2 messuages, 226 a. arable, 38 a. meadow and £4 7s.4d. rent in West Ham, East Ham, Stratford, and Barking, enfeoffed by John son of Andrew Aubrey , and regranted them to John Aubrey and Maud his wife. John de Monte Acuto afterwards married Maud, and held them in her right. The messuage, parts of the lands and the rent are held of the abbot of Stratford , service unknown, and the rest of Hugh Burnell, knight , service also unknown; annual value 20 marks.
Joan Bryan and Joan Lichebarwe are the heirs as above [no. 25].

He also held in right of Maud, his wife, 1 messuage, 260 a. arable, 40 a. meadow, 60 a. pasture and 10s. rent in Brook Walden, of the abbot of Walden , service unknown, annual value 60s. On 20 Sept. 1397 he gave by his indenture to John Brokeman, esquire , for life a tenement called Gosfield, with lands etc. in Gosfield, Bocking, and Finchingfield, to hold by rent of a rose, with reversion to himself and his heirs. It is held of the earl of Oxford , service unknown, annual value 5 marks.

Date of death and heir as above [no. 24].

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Inquisition Head

DORSET. Inquisition. Blandford. 26 June 1400. [Lenthorp].

Jurors

Jurors: John Plecy ; Robert Ouarell ; John ?Puselee ; Ralph Bret ; Nicholas Kene ; William Mayne ; John Eyer ; John ?Kyrla ; Richard Fraunce ; Nicholas ?Mautravers ; Robert Chapour ; and Walter Angeuyn .

Holdings

He held in right of Maud his wife as her dower after the death of Alan de Buxhull, knight , her former husband, a third part of the manor of Bryanston comprising a house called ‘Knyghtonchambre’ with a granary to the end of the barn; a close called ‘Le Flexhey’ in the site of the manor; a close called ‘Les Rygges’; a close between the manor and the rectory; 72 a. arable of which 16 a. are in ‘la Northfelde’ near the close of Alice Waryn in ‘la Westcombe’ with ‘la cor’, 18 a. from there called ‘la Ladylynche’ to the end of the town in ‘la Southcombe’, 22 a. in ‘la Combe’ in the south part in ‘Croftforlange’, 10 a. in the east part, and 6 a. in ‘Ridelond’ and ‘la Park’; 10 a. of meadow near the gate of the meadow of the manor; 20 a. scrub in the north part of the wood called ‘Bradeley’; pasture for 400 sheep; £4 rent from a tenement called ‘Dame Sabyne’; a tenement formerly of Thomas Buysshop ; another formerly of John Chapman ; a tenement of William Frykes ; a tenement of Alice Waryn ; and the service of John Cadebury ; with a third part of the profits of dovecot, mill, court, attachments of court, ways and wastes, and all other profits, with free entrance and egress. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight service and the third part is valued at 11 marks 4s.5 1/2d. yearly.

Date of death as above.

[Cf. CIM VII, no. 17; CCR 1399–1402 , pp.152–4].

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Holdings

Holdings

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Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

  • Stanley(Writ Clerk)

Jurors

  • John Nowell
  • John Sendale
  • Ralph Somer
  • Ralph Magot
  • John Pope
  • John Smyth of Shenley
  • William Morsle
  • Richard atte Welle
  • John Somerton
  • John Kettewild
  • William Sharp
  • John Prat

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