‹ E-CIPM 22-344: ELIZABETH WIDOW OF JOHN DE CLINTON, CHEVALIER ›

She held a messuage in Southwark by grant of John de Wedon , Robert Daunse, chaplain , and Richard de Kyngeshurst , to herself and the male heirs of her body by John de Clynton, chevalier , her late husband, remainder to his right heirs. John died without heir by Elizabeth.

The messuage is held of the heirs of William Bursetere, chevalier , of his manor called ‘le Mase’ in Southwark, service unknown, annual value 40s.

the manor of Compton Chamberlayne and of the advowson of Barford St Martin church

the manor and advowson

the manor and advowson

the manor and advowson

The manor and advowson are held of John Berkeley of his manor of ?West Grimstead, service presently unknown, annual value £10.

She held 1/3 manor of Pirton in dower by endowment of John de Clynton her former husband, reversion to William Clynton, knight , as John’s kinsman and heir as son of William his son. She returned this to William son of William and became his tenant. The 1/3 manor is held of the king in chief by service of 1/3 of 1/2 knight’s fee as part of the barony of Ulverley. In the 1/3 there are a grange, worth nothing yearly; 1/3 grange, similarly worth nothing yearly; 100 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 4 a. meadow fit to mow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 12 a. barren pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 4 a. wood, worth nothing yearly because none is seasonable underwood. She similarly held of the king in chief in dower by endowment of John de Clynton, 40s. assize rents belonging to the manor – 30s. from tenants in Pirton and 10s. from tenants in the vill of Kimpton – at Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter and Midsummer, in equal portions.

a messuage, 4 cottages with a cellar (selarium) and garden,

messuage, cottages with cellar and garden, described as their whole tenement with adjacent garden in the parish of St Mary Aldermanbury in Cripplegate ward, London

the reversion described as before, lately John Fourneys’s, late citizen and clothier (pannarius) of London

The messuage etc. now belong to John Russell, clerk , because John Russell, knight , and Elizabeth died without heirs of their bodies, and are held of the king in free burgage as the whole of the city of London is held, annual value 6 marks.

manor of Temple Guiting

the manor

In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; £10 assize rents from free tenants at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions; 200 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly, 40 a. meadow, each acre worth 15d. yearly, and 200 a. pasture, each acre worth 4d. yearly, all in the hands of tenants, with payments at Christmas, Easter, Midsummer and Michaelmas in equal portions; 20 virgates in the hands of other tenants at will, according to the customs of the manor, each worth 5s. yearly, paid at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions; and 200 a. sparse wood (bosci tenui), worth nothing after enclosure.

Cogges, the manor, in which there are the site with buildings, worth nothing yearly; 180 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 64 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 114 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 60 a. wood worth nothing yearly; a water- mill, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; and £19 17s. assize rents yearly.

Hardwick, the manor, in which there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 15 messuages and 16 1/2 virgates, each messuage with a virgate worth 5s. yearly, and the residual 1 1/2 virgates worth 6s. yearly; 2 cottages each worth 12d. yearly; 22 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 8 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 2 water-mills, worth 10s. and 13s. 4d., respectively, yearly.

Somerton, 1/2 manor, with the advowson of its church. In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 17 messuages with 19 virgates, each messuage with a virgate worth 6s. yearly and the residual 2 virgates worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 110 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 20d. yearly; 4 a. pasture, each acre worth 6d. yearly; and 11s. assize rents yearly.

Fringford, 1/2 manor, with the advowson of its church. In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 12 messuages and 12 virgates, each messuage with a virgate worth 6s. yearly; and 9s. assize rents yearly.

Standlake, 1/4 manor, with the advowson of its church. In the manor there are 75 a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 60 a. meadow, each acre worth 14d. yearly; 5 cottages each worth 18d. yearly; 3 virgates each worth 5s. yearly; 3 cottages each worth 6d. yearly; 1/4 cottage, worth 3d. yearly; 1/4 water-mill, worth 5s. yearly; 1/4 another water-mill, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; and 2s. 6d. assize rents yearly.

Cogges

Hardwick

Somerton

Fringford

The 1/4 manor of Standlake with the advowson of its church is held of the king of his duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.

She held 1/2 manor of Kingston Bagpuize in dower by endowment of John Birmyngeham, chevalier , her former husband, and assignment of Thomas Roche and Elizabeth his wife, kinswoman and heir of John Birmyngeham as daughter of Thomas his brother, in allowance of other lands and tenements which were John’s. William Birmyngeham, chevalier , was seised of the moiety in his demesne as of fee and he gave it to Fulk Birmyngeham, chevalier, and Joan his wife and the heirs of their bodies. They had issue John Birmyngeham , above, and Thomas Birmyngeham , knights, and died seised in their demesne as of fee tail. The moiety then descended to John as their son and heir. Thomas had issue Elizabeth wife of Thomas Roche , and died. John died without heir of his body, and the moiety then descended to Elizabeth daughter of Thomas as his kinswoman and heir. Afterwards, she married Thomas Roche and they had issue Ellen and Elizabeth. Thomas and then Elizabeth died, and the moiety descended to Ellen and Elizabeth her daughters. Ellen married Edmund Ferrers, chevalier , and Elizabeth married George Longevill, esquire . In the 1/2 manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; a carucate of demesne land, worth 20s. yearly; 8 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 4 a. pasture, each acre worth 4d. yearly; 40s. assize rents with rents of tenants at will in Kingston Bagpuize and Fyfield at Candlemas and Midsummer; a court baron every 15 days, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; and passage-way without ferry-toll to North or South Moreton hithe, worth 12d. yearly. The moiety is held of the heirs of John Langeford by knight service

manor of Darlaston with the advowson of Darlaston church belonging to that manor, and 12 a. land in Bentley

Idony widow of Roger son of Roger was endowered with 1/3 manor and 1/3 land [CCR 1419–22, p.83], and survives seised. The advowson and 2/3 manor and 2/3 land are still in the king’s hands. Alice died a minor without heir of her body. Roger Hyllary is deceased. The advowson and 2/3 manor and 2/3 land together with the reversion of 1/3 manor and 1/3 land remain to Margaret Tylney alias Margaret widow of Fraticius Tylney, Margaret Roos , Elizabeth Gybthorp and Elizabeth late Lady de Clynton by virtue of the remainder as kinswomen and heirs of Roger Hyllary, knight , namely Margaret Tylney one of the daughters and heirs of John Rochefort, knight , Margaret Roos daughter of Joan another daughter, and Elizabeth Gybthorp daughter of John, son of Alice, third daughter, and Elizabeth late Lady de Clynton daughter of Elizabeth one of the daughters and heirs of Roger Hyllary, knight . Elizabeth late Lady de Clynton died seised in her demesne as of fee of a moiety of the 2 parts of the manor and a moiety of the 2 parts of the land, a moiety of the advowson, and the reversion of the third part of the land.

The advowson and 2/3 manor, together with the reversion of 1/3 manor which Idony holds in dower, are held of John Sutton, knight , service unknown. The moiety of 2/3 land together with the reversion of 1/3 land which Idony holds in dower are held of the king in chief by service of 1/30 knight’s fee and 3s. 4d. Annual value of the moiety of 2/3 manor, 13s. 4d.

Wednesbury,

a messuage, 200 a. arable, 20 a. meadow, 20 a. pasture and 30s. rent in the vills or hamlets of Finchpath, Tipton and Lower Penn

the manor of Fisherwick

all lands, tenements, rents,... services which she had in the vills and hamlets of Wednesbury,

Finchpath, Tipton and Lower Penn

The manor of Fisherwick is held of the bishop of Chester , service unknown, annual value £10.

The manor of Wednesbury is held of the heirs of Henry Hervyll , service unknown, annual value 100s.

The messuage, arable, meadow, pasture and rent are held of the bishop of Chester , service unknown.

She held for life the manor called ‘Belneys’ in the vill of Haversham. By an indented charter shown to the jurors, Thomas Darnald , Richard Rymyld, clerk , John Wedon, chaplain , and Otes de Worthyngton demised the manor, described as 1/4 manor of Haversham, to Elizabeth and John Russell, knight , her former husband, now deceased, for life, remainder to John Russell, esquire , William Petrystre and William Thomes, chaplain , their heirs and assigns, together with John Broughton , John Berhurst , John Glemham and John Cokerell all now deceased, but specifed by name in the same charter. This was conditional on whomsoever the remainder became due granting the manor immediately and without delay to John Russell, clerk , son of this John Russell, knight , and the heirs of his body, with successive remainders to Margaret now wife of Ralph Rochefort and her heirs, William son of John Russell, knight , and his heirs, Elizabeth daughter of John Russell, knight and her heirs, Joan Daston and her heirs, Thomas Dabytot of Cromb and his male heirs, and John Russell of Herefordshire and his male heirs, with remainder in full to the right heirs of John Russell, knight . Annual value of the manor as a whole 100s., namely the site worth 10s. yearly; 60 a. arable, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 6 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; and 44s. assize rents from free tenants. The manor is held of John Barton junior , John Longevill , Thomas Payn , William Thomes and Gilbert Bury of their manor of Haversham called ‘Plankus manere’ in their demesne as of fee.

By the fine detailed in 335, the remainder in full of the manor of Haversham called ‘Plankus manere’ and the advowson of Haversham church which she then held for life of the inheritance of Thomas Darnall with reversion to Thomas Darnall and William Jowekyn and Thomas’s heirs, was granted by the deforc. to the quer. and the heirs of Adam, holding of the chief lords of that fee by services pertaining to the manor. By virtue of the releases and grants described in 335, Elizabeth attorned to John Barton junior , John Longevill , Thomas Payn , William Thomes and Gilbert Bury . On 20 October 1420 she surrendered the manor and advowson to them as is clear in full in their charter shown to the jurors. John Barton , John Longevile , Thomas Payn , William Thomes and Gilbert Bury were and are still seised of the manor and advowson. The manor of Haversham is held of Lord le Zouche , service unknown, annual value £20.

3 messuages and 3 carucates in the vills of Snarestone and Barrow upon Soar

By the fine detailed in 335, the remainder in full of the manor of Claybrooke which she then held for life of the inheritance of Thomas Darnall with reversion to Thomas Darnall and William Jowekyn and Thomas’s heirs, was granted by the deforc. to the quer. and the heirs of Adam, to hold of the chief lords of that fee by services pertaining to the manor. By virtue of the releases and grants described in 335, Elizabeth attorned to John Barton junior , John Longevill , Thomas Payn , William Thomes and Gilbert Bury and surrendered the manor to them on 20 October 1420 as is clear in full in their charter shown to the jurors. John Barton , John Longevile , Thomas Payn , William Thomes and Gilbert Bury were and are still seised of the manor in their demesne as of fee.

The messuage and land in Snarestone and Barrow upon Soar are held of the abbess of Polesworth , service unknown, annual value 40s.

The manor of Claybrooke is held of Lord de Zouche , service unknown, annual value 100s.

manor of Birmingham and the following in Birmingham, Edgbaston and Erdington: 30 messuages, each worth 5s. yearly; 10 cottages, each worth 3s. yearly; a pasture called ‘Rottonpark’ containing 100 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; a close called ‘Zelbriggfeld’ containing 12 a land, each acre worth 10d. yearly; a close called ‘Choldewallyng’ [also given as ‘Choldewollyng’] containing 10 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a close called ‘Dikfeld’ containing 6 a. land, each acre worth 6d. yearly; a close called ‘Colbrondfeld’ containing 8 a. land, each acre worth 5d. yearly; a close called ‘Hynkleyfeldes’ [also given as ‘Hynkeleyfeldes’] containing 4 a. land, each acre worth 6d. yearly; a close called ‘Hungurhill’ containing 11 a. land, each acre worth 10d. yearly; a close called ‘Shawfeld’ containing 8 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a close called ‘Styfeld’ containing 8 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a close called ‘Whetefeld’ containing 4 a. land; a close called ‘Nedirfeld’ containing 12 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; the advowsons of the parish church of Birmingham and St John’s priory, Birmingham, each extended at 10 marks; a Thursday market, worth 40s. yearly, and 2 fairs at the Ascension and Michaelmas, worth 20s. yearly, at Birmingham; 3 water-mills, each worth 20s. yearly; a close called ‘Dudwell’ [also given as ‘Dudwall’] containing 6 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 300 a. heath, each worth 1/2d. yearly; messuages called ‘le Draperie’, ‘le Bocherie’ and ‘le Mercerye’ [also given as ‘Draperye’, ‘Bocherie’ and ‘Mercerie’], each worth 4s. yearly; and 12 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly. They are all held of the king in chief of his crown by knight service. In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 10 messuages, each worth 4s. yearly; 4 cottages, each worth 3s. yearly; 60 a. land, each acre worth 3d. yearly; a close called ‘Grenemede’ containing 8 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a close called ‘Michelhay’ containing 10 a. land, each acre worth 12d. yearly; a close called ‘Hompark’ containing 13 a. land, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 26s. 8d. assize rents at Candlemas and Midsummer in equal portions; a court baron every three weeks worth 4s. yearly; and view of frankpledge at Easter and Michaelmas, worth 3s. 4d. yearly.

the above manor, lands, tenements, fairs, market and advowsons

the manor etc.

She was formerly seised of the manor of Stretton on Fosse, the advowson of its church, and 2 messuages, a carucate and a virgate in the vills of Erdington and Sutton ?under Brailes. She granted these, described as the manor of Stretton on Fosse with all lands and tenements, rents and services which she had in these vills, according to the charter detailed in 341. Thomas Wydevill , John Longevill , John Barton junior , William Thomes, clerk , William Palmer , and Gilbert Bury, clerk are still seised. Annual value of the manor 40s. and of the messuage and land 4s. The manor, advowson, messuage and land are held of the earl of Warwick , service unknown.

She held the advowson of Arley church in dower by endowment of Robert, late Lord Grey of Rotherfield , her former husband, of the inheritance of Alice wife of William Lord Lovell and Holand and Margaret wife of Ralph Cromwell, Lord of Tattershall , daughters and heirs of Joan, daughter and heir of Robert her husband. The advowson is extended at 10 marks and is held of Robert Rocheford, knight , service unknown. Alice is aged 19 years and more, Margaret 17 years and more.

She held the castle of Maxstoke in her demesne as of fee tail by grant of Richard Rymyld, clerk , and John Wedon, chaplain , to John de Clynton, knight , and Elizabeth, then his wife, and their male heirs, remainder to his right heirs. John died without heir by Elizabeth. The castle with adjacent park is worth nothing yearly. In Maxstoke there are 4 carucates, worth 26s. 8d. yearly; a pasture called ‘Cowhay’, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 102s. 4d. assize rents at Michaelmas and Lady Day in equal portions; and 22s. 3d. assize rents in Marston and Coton, at Easter for the whole year. The castle is held of Edward ?Dodyngfols, knight, service unknown.

She held the manor of Shustoke in her demesne as of fee tail by grant of Richard Rymyld, clerk , John Wedon, chaplain , and Robert ?Daunser, chaplain, to John de Clynton, knight and Elizabeth and their heirs, remainder to his right heirs. John died without heir by Elizabeth. In the manor there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 2 carucates and 6 a. meadow, worth 40s. yearly; and 42s. assize rents at Candlemas and Midsummer in equal portions. She held a close called ‘Charnell’ worth 12s. yearly. Perquisites of a court are worth 3s. 4d. yearly. The manor is held of the king in chief by knight service.

She held the messuage, land, tenement, meadow, wood and close called Colesleys in Coleshill parish, in her demesne as of fee tail by grant of Richard Rymyld, clerk , and John Wedon, chaplain , to John de Clynton, knight and Elizabeth and their heirs, remainder to his right heirs. The messuage is worth nothing yearly, but the land and meadow belonging to the messuage are worth 13s. 4d. yearly.

manors of Bole Hall,

In the manor of Bole Hall there are the site, worth nothing yearly; 2 carucates and 8 a. meadow, worth 26s. 8d. yearly, and 26s. 8d. assize rents in Amington and Glascote.

In the manor of Perry Croft there are the site, worth nothing yearly; and lands and meadows, worth 20s. yearly.

In the manor of Austrey there are the site, worth nothing yearly; and 40s. assize rents at Candlemas and Midsummer in equal portions.

The manors of Bole Hall

The manor of Austrey is held of the honour of Tutbury, service unknown.