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KATHERINE WIDOW OF JOHN DE LA DOUNE
Inquisition Head
ESSEX. Assignment of dower [indented]. Down Hall 28 October 1428. [Darcy].
Holdings
Before the farmers.
Assigned in the lower part of a house called ‘Ferhous’ at Down Hall: 1/3 lower part of
‘Ferhous’; 1/3 grange on the northern side; 33 a., one rood and 1/3 rood of land lying in various fields and crofts called ‘Watersshepe’, ‘Spryngoldys’, ‘Hoggecroft’, ‘Northcroft’,
‘Hakeneycroft’, ‘Bremsones’, and ‘Thomelyneswyk’, containing 100 a. land; 1 a., one rood and 1/3 rood of meadow lying in a certain meadow, containing 4 acres; 1 a., one rood and 1/3 rood of marsh forinseca, lying in a certain marsh, containing 4 acres; 1/3 drain; 41¼d., and a third of ¼d. assize rent taken from
John
Comyn
, from a third of 10s. 4d. assize rent taken from various tenants; 1/3 empty site where a windmill used to stand; 4d. as a third of 12d., the value of the view of frankpledge; and 10 a. arable, formerly of
Baldwin
Tavy
in Bradwell on Sea, lying in a field called ‘Tavy Feld’, containing 30 a. arable.
TNA reference
C 139/36/84 mm.1–2
Holdings
Holding Item | Value | Quantity | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Down Hall, Bradwell on Sea (Assigned Holding) | ||||
1/3 lower part of ‘Ferhous’ (1/3) | - | |||
1/3 grange on the northern side (1/3) | - | |||
land | 33 a. (33 x acre), one rood (1 x rood), 1/3 rood (1/3 x rood) | - | ||
meadow | one rood (1 x rood), 1/3 rood (1/3 x rood) | - | ||
marsh | one rood (1 x rood), 1/3 rood (1/3 x rood) | - | ||
1/3 drain (1/3) | - | |||
assize rent | 41¼d., and a third of ¼d. | 3s. 5.329999999999998d. (=41.33d.) | ||
1/3 empty site where a windmill used to stand (1/3) | - | |||
frankpledge | 4d. | 4d. (=4d.) | ||
arable | 10 a. (10 x acre) | - | ||
Total: 3s. 9.329999999999998d. (=45.33d.) |
Extents
No holding extent information available.
People
- Wymbyssh, Nicholas, clerk (Writ Clerk)
- Darcy, Robert, escheator (Escheator)
- Comyn, John (Named Person)
- Tavy, Baldwin (Named Person)
- DOUNE, KATHERINE (Subject of Inquisition)
- Doune, John de la (Named Person)