‹ E-CIPM 19-767: JOHN EARL OF SOMERSET ›

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He held in his demesne as of fee the manors and lordships of ‘Glyndourdy’ in Edeirnion, and ‘Sawarth’ in ‘Kentilleth’ in North Wales, of Henry prince of Wales of the principality of North Wales , annual value nil because of the invasion of the rebels and the destruction of war.

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In right of the inheritance of Margaret his wife he held of the king in chief, service unknown, the manor of Market Deeping except for certain lands and tenements in Barholm and Stowe, a pasture called Cranmore, 3 watermills in Market Deeping and West Deeping, 48 a. and 2 1/2 roods of demesne lands in the parish of Deeping St. James, 81 a. and 1 1/2 roods of demesne lands in the parish of East Deeping, 20 a. demesne meadow in ‘Northmede’ there, 14 a. meadow in ‘Flodegatewong’ and 3 1/2 a. west of Lolham bridge, parcel of the manor, assigned to Lucy widow of Edmund earl of Kent in dower, with reversion to Edmund earl of March , Joan duchess of York , Margaret, Eleanor wife of Thomas earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth wife of John de Nevill, knight , as heirs of Edmund earl of Kent .

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Findings as last.

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On 12 Nov. 1404 with the assent of the parliament at Coventry the king granted him £1,000 yearly at the Exchequer to hold to himself and his heirs until he was granted lands of that value, despite any earlier grants of Richard II , John late duke of Lancaster or the present king. So he held until on 25 Oct. last by other letters patent the king granted him £500 from the petty custom in the port of London as part of this annuity [CPR 1401–5, p.477; 1408–13, p.142].

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He held in his demesne as of fee:

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Jointly with Margaret his wife he held the manors of Sampford Peverell and Aller Peverell with all rents, services, profits and commodities in Sampford Peverell, Aller Peverell, Boehill, Leonard Moor , ‘Pratteslond’, Swandhams, Colyford, ‘Pechecroft’, Halsewood, the hundred of Halberton, ‘Prestonlond’, Shutelake, Bulealler, ‘Yee’, Shuffhayes, ‘Howyngham’ and Westcott, which were held by William de Asthorp, knight , by the grant of Henry bishop of Winchester and formerly of Lincoln, Edmund bishop of Exeter , Henry archbishop of York and formerly bishop of Bath, Thomas bishop of Durham and Henry Merston, clerk , to them for the term of their lives, with successive remainders to John his son, Thomas brother of John, Edmund their brother, the heirs of the body of each in turn and the heirs of the earl, by licence of the king [CPR 1401–5, pp.17, 95]. they are held of the king in chief, except for the hundred of Halberton of Lord Despenser, and all by knight service. The annual value, beyond a yearly rent of 40s. granted by William Asthorp, knight , to John Wresill for life from the manor of Aller and confirmed by the earl by letters patent, is 50 marks.

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He held to himself and the heirs of his body 2 parts of the following, with the reversion of the third part held in dower by Elizabeth widow of William earl of Salisbury , by the grant of Robert de Whitteby, clerk , and Thomas Skelton , with remainder to Thomas Beauford and the heirs of his body:

He also held to himself and his heirs male a rent of £20 from the county payable by the sheriff, by letters patent of Richard II shown to the jurors [CChR 1341–1417 , p.368; CCR 1396–9 , pp.322–3].

He had granted a rent of 20 marks to Richard Boyton, esquire , from the manor of Martock by deed dated at London on 31 March 1409 , a rent of 66s.8d. to Thomas Waryn from the same manor, a tenement in Hinton in the manor of Martock, formerly of John Lovegay , to Henry Messager and Alice his wife for their lives, a rent of 100s. to Richard Bigg, chaplain , from the same manor to celebrate daily in the chapel of St. Mary there for the soul of himself and for those of his ancestors, a rent of 10 marks to John Burton from the manor of Curry Rivel, and one of 5 marks to John Strode from the same manor, all for the term of their lives, the deeds being shown to the jurors.

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