‹ E-CIPM 18-258: MARGARET DUCHESS OF NORFOLK ›

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She held in her demesne in fee tail to herself and the heirs of her body the manor of Penn under a fine of 1344 [CP 25(1) 287/41, no. 339] by which William de Neuton, parson of Seagrave , William de Loughton, parson of Witherley , and John de Repyndon, parson of Cold Overton , enfeoffed John de Segrave and Margaret his wife, to themselves and the heirs of their bodies with remainder to the right heirs of John. Hence it descended to Thomas de Mowbray, late duke of Norfolk , as the son of Elizabeth, daughter of John de Segrave and Margaret, and then to the son and heir of the duke, Thomas de Moubray, knight , who is still living. It is not held of the king in chief, but of whom and by what service is unknown; annual value £10.

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She held in her demesne as of fee in chief of Richard II the lordship of Bosham with the manor of Stoughton, by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton, formerly earl of Norfolk and marshal of England , and the heirs of his body. It descended to Margaret as daughter and heir. She died seised of it on 24 March last , and from her the right to it descended to Thomas de Moubray, late duke of Norfolk , as son of Elizabeth her daughter, and from him to Thomas de Moubray, knight , his son, who still lives. The annual values are Bosham £113 15s.5 3/4d. and Stoughton £14 9d., but how they are held is unknown.

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Margaret duchess of Norfolk died on 23 March last holding the manor of North Piddle, which comprises 1 carucate, annual value 60s., 20 a. meadow 40s., and assize rents of £4 6s.4d. payable at the four terms by equal parts.

Thomas Stourdy, chaplain , outlawed in the county court at Stafford on 12 May 1399 for various felonies at the suit of the king, had in the county 15 sheep worth 15s., 6 … worth 30d., 1 heifer 5s., and 1 silver spoon 12d.

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She held to herself, the heirs of her body, and the heirs of John de Segrave, knight , her late husband, in her demesne in fee tail, the manor of North Piddle by the said fine of 1344 [no. 235], and it descended accordingly. Of whom it is held and by what service is unknown. There are £4 6s.4d. assize rents payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas, 1 carucate worth 60s., and 20 a. meadow 40s., total annual value £9 6s.4d.

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She held as above, by the fine of 1344, the manors of Stottesdon and Kingswood, and they descended accordingly. Stottesdon is held of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown, annual value £20. Kingswood is not held of the king , but of whom and by what service is unknown, annual value 100s.

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She held no knight’s fees or advowsons in the county or the adjacent March of Wales.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail jointly enfeoffed with John de Segrave, knight , her late husband, by a fine similar to that mentioned above [CP 25(1) 287/41, no. 341], and descending in the same way, the castle and manor of Bretby, the manors of Rosliston and Coton, and 12 messuages, 14 bovates and £10 rent in Repton, Linton, Milton, Willington, Ashbourne and ‘Howes’. Of whom they are held and by what service is unknown. The annual values are Bretby £25, Rosliston £15 6 1/2d., Coton £13 10s.1/2d. and the 12 messuages etc. £4 6s.8d.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail, as daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton , by the grant of Edward II [as above, no. 236], 1 messuage and a vacant place at the Broken Wharf in the parish of St. Mary Somerset, with chambers, shops and other buildings annexed to it. It is held of the king in burgage, as all London is, annual value £10.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail by one of the said fines [no. 235] the manors of Aspley, Alspath, Flecknoe and Thurlaston, and they descended accordingly. They are not held of the king , but of whom and by what service is unknown. The annual values are 100s., £4, £10 and 100s.

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She held no fees or advowsons in Warwickshire.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail by the second fine [no. 241] the manors of Seagrave, Sileby, Mountsorell, Great Dalby, Witherley and Cold Overton, and 30 messuages, 30 virgates and 100s. rent in Cotes, Thurnby, Smisby [Derb], Wymeswold, Hoby, Thorpe Satchville, Twyford, Thurmaston, Thorp Busard [Notts] and Melton Mowbray, and they descended accordingly. They are not held of the king , but of whom and by what service is unknown. The annual values are Seagrave £40 11s.10d., Sileby £40, Mountsorell £7, Great Dalby 40s., Witherley £10, Overton £34, and the 30 messuages etc. £10.

She also held the hundred of Goscote in fee tail under a similar fine [CP 25(1) 287/41, no. 349] of the king in chief by a rent of 100s. payable at the exchequer, annual value 40s.

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She held a quarter of a knight’s fee in Ingarsby; and the advowsons of Seagrave, Sileby and Kegworth, which extend when they occur at £10, 20 marks and £10.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail as daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton by the grant of Edward II [as above, no. 236] the manor of Kennett and Kentford. Of whom it is held and by what service is unknown; annual value 20 marks.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail:

Boxworth, 1/2 fee held by John Drabon .

Cheveley, 1 fee held by Gilbert Pecche .

Fulbourn, 1 fee held by Walter de Maners .

Trumpington, 1/2 fee held by Walter de Busshey .

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Long before she died she granted to John Longe of Kennett the manor of Kennett and Kentford for a term of years for an annual rent, amount unknown. From 24 March 1399 until 20 Jan. 1400 Edmund Oldhalle and John Longe occupied the manor and took the profits, title unknown, and they are answerable for them.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail by one of the said fines [no. 245] the manor of Fen Stanton. It descended accordingly, and is held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value 200 marks.

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She held the manor of Fen Stanton of the king in chief. She died on 24 March, from which date William Shortewade, bailiff there, has taken the profits to the use of Walter Fitzpiers, clerk , title unknown. Shortewade and Fitzpiers are answerable to the king for the profits.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail by one of the said fines [no. 235] the manor of Dinnington, and it descended accordingly. It is not held of the king , but of whom is unknown; annual value £8.

She held in her demesne as of fee the manor of Thwaite, also not of the king, but of whom is unknown; annual value 40s.

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She held in fee tail by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton [as above, no. 236] the manors of Chesterford, Dovercourt and Romford. Chesterford is held of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £30; Dovercourt is held of the earl of Oxford as 1 knight’s fee, 43 marks; 15 a. in Romford are held of Adam Karlyl by a rent of 3s., 1 a. of John Love by a rent of 4d., and of whom the rest is held is unknown, annual value £10.

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She held the following knight’s fees in her demesne in fee tail:

Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, 1/2 fee.

Ketteringham, Norfolk, 1 fee.

Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, 1 fee.

Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, 1 fee.

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, 1/2 fee.

Chesterford, 1/20 fee.

There are no other fees or advowsons in this county which they can extend.

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She held in fee tail by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton , Mary his wife, and his heirs [as above, no. 236; only in this inquisition and no. 258 is Mary mentioned] the manor of Weston. It is held of the king in chief of the earldom of Norfolk, annual value £20.

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She held the following in fee tail:

Offley, 5 fees, and 4 fees once held by Roger Bernard .

In the county, 1 fee once held by Roger FitzNicholas .

Weston, 1/2 fee; 1/2 fee; 1/2 fee once held by Henry Roucestr ; 1/10 fee once held by Walter de Norton ; 1/10 fee once held by Robert FitzPagan ; 1/20 fee once held by John FitzEustace ; and 1 fee once held by Richard de Boya.

Willian, 1/10 fee.

Weston, 1/2 fee once held by John de Burgo .

Hinxworth, 1/5 fee.

Everton, Bedfordshire, 1 fee.

Stagenhoe, Bedfordshire, 1 fee.

Stratton, Millow and Dunton, Bedfordshire, 1 fee.

Clothall, Bedfordshire, 1/10 fee.

There are no other fees or advowsons which they can extend.

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She held in fee tail by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton [as above, no. 236] the manors of Forncett, Lopham, Dickleburgh, Suffield, Ditchingham, Earsham, Hanworth, Halvergate, Framingham, South Walsham and Harleston with the half hundred of Earsham.

Forncett, annual value £70 3s.7 1/2d., Suffield, £35, Ditchingham, £46 18s., Earsham, £50 10s.10 1/2d., Hanworth, £60, Halvergate, £50 6s.11 1/2d., Framingham, £32 8s.10d., and South Walsham, £52 14s.7d., are held of the king in chief, service unknown. Lopham, £50 8s.4d., is held of the abbot of St. Giles , service unknown. Dickleburgh, £12, and Harleston and the half hundred of Earsham, £30 3d., are not held of the king in chief but of whom is unknown.

She also held a third part of the manor of Loddon, formerly of her husband, John de Segrave, knight , for life. It descended to Thomas de Moubray, the duke.

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She held in fee tail by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton and Mary his wife [as above, no. 236, and see no. 255] the castle and manor of Framlingham, the manors of Walton, Earl Soham and Kennett, the manor and borough of Bungay, the manors of Earl Stonham, Dunningworth, Kelsale, Staverton, Hollesley and Hoo, the hundred of Loes, and £18 rent from Cratfield, Stow Park and Berwick.

Framlingham, annual value £80, Walton £80 17s.4d., Earl Soham, £28, Bungay, £70 5s.1d., Staverton, £36 16s.3 1/4d., and Hoo with the hundred, £33 1s.1/2d., are held of the king in chief. Kennett, £28 1d., Earl Stonham, £46 17s.4 1/2d., Dunningworth, £16 8s.6d., Hollesley, £40 17s.7 1/4d., and Kelsale, £60, are not held of the king but of whom is unknown.

She also held in her demesne in fee tail by one of the said fines [above, no. 235] the manor of Peasenhall. It is not held of the king but of whom is unknown; annual value £18.

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She held in her demesne in fee tail:

Llanvair Discoed, 1 fee held by Ralph de Monte Hermerii .

Mathern, 1 fee held by Bogo de Knovyll .

Penhow, 1 fee held by Ralph Seymor .

Portskewett and Harpson, 1 fee held by Matthew Beneland .

Crick, 1/2 fee held by William Derneford .

Dinham, 1/2 fee held by Andrew de Bello Campo .

Maesycwmmer, 1/2 fee held by Amery Lucy .

Itton, 1/2 fee held by Henry de Bendevyll .

St. Arvans, 1/4 fee held by Leysannus ap Morgan .

Llanmartin, 1/4 fee held by Walter de Kemeys .

Henrhiw, 1/4 fee held by Roger Seymor and William Adam .

St. Wormet, 1/4 fee held by John de Bleccher .

Tidenham, 1/4 fee held by Walter Waldyng .

She also held in her demesne in fee tail the advowsons of:

St. Mary’s priory, Chepstow, extending at 20 marks.

The free chapel on the Severn in the lordship of Tidenham in the March of Wales, £10.

The church of Lancaut, 40d.

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She held in fee tail by the grant of Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton [as above, no. 236], the castle and manor of Chepstow and the manor of Tidenham. They are held of the king in chief by knight service, amount unknown; annual value £207.

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She held the castle and manor of Chepstow and the manor of Tidenham in the March of Wales.

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John Newman of Winchcombe had there when he was outlawed 6 oxen worth 60s., 6 pigs 10s., 1 bed 10s., and 2 brass pots 8s.

John Spaldyng on the day that he was outlawed had at Cirencester half a dozen full provender vessels worth 10s., 3 candlesticks, 6 brass pots, 2 pairs of andirons, 1 iron ‘vern’ and 1 fire-pike, worth 6s.8d., and 8 pairs of shoes 40d.

William Rye when he was outlawed had 1 stack of barley in a granary worth 40s.

Margaret duchess of Norfolk died on 24 March 1399 holding the castle and manor of Chepstow and the manor of Tidenham. Hugh Waterton, knight , has held them by the king’s grant all the time that Robert Somervyle has been escheator.

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Thomas Weston who was outlawed in Gloucestershire at the suit of John Barndesley on a plea of trespass had various goods and chattels worth 6s.8d.

Margaret duchess of Norfolk died holding, as in last. Hugh Waterton, knight , has occupied them and taken the profits all the time that Robert Whytyngton has been escheator.