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JOAN WIDOW OF WILLIAM STURMY, KNIGHT

Writ Head

237 Writ. ‡ 29 May 1429. [Wymbyssh].

Regarding lands and tenements held of the king in dower and for life from the inheritance of Agnes, wife of John Holcombe and daughter and heir of William, and from the inheritance of John Seymour , son of Maud daughter of William and kin and other heir of William.

Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Amesbury 14 June 1429. [Longe].

Jurors

Jurors: William Wake ; Robert Bailly ; John Judde ; Thomas Saucer ; Thomas Hobbys ; John Appelby ; John Ivy ; Richard Umfray ; John Mermylle ; Richard Touker ; John Stokbryge ; and William Sampson .

Holdings
She held the following for life by grant of Henry Sturmy, knight , William Bolhammeslonde, rector of Edington , John Fouke , and William Hankford to William Sturmy and Joan, and to the heirs of William, with reversion to Agnes wife of John Holcombe and to John Seymour.
Tidcombe, the manor, and 20 a. and 2 virgates arable called ‘Olyvereslonde’, held of the earl of Warwick , service unknown. There are 100 a. land in the manor, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 100 a. sheep-pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 2 virgates of arable and 20 a. land, worth 10s. yearly;n043 and 50s. assize rent, payable at the four terms of the year by equal parts, delivered by various tenants.
She held the following in dower from the inheritance of Agnes and John.
Figheldean, 1/3 manor, held of the king in chief as 1/6 knight’s fee. There is 1/3 barn, worth nothing yearly; 1/3 croft called ‘Courtclose’, worth 20d. yearly; 25 a. arable, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 4 a. meadow, worth 5s. 8d. yearly; pasture for 100 sheep, worth 9s. yearly; a several fishery, worth 2s. yearly; 4s. rent called ‘Tuthinpeny’, payable at Hockday and Martinmas by equal parts; and 42s. assize rent, payable at the four terms by equal parts, delivered by various tenants.
Salisbury, 6s. 8d. rent-seck in the city, held of no-one.
Cowesfield and Testwood,
3½ a. arable, each acre worth 2d. yearly; and 13½ a. wood, worth nothing yearly as nothing can be sold, held of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , service unknown; and
10s. rent, payable as above, delivered by free tenants, held of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , service unknown.
‘Philepeshate’, 1/3 wood called ‘Philepeshate’, worth nothing yearly, held of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , service unknown.
‘Wodehousecrofte’, 1/3 croft called ‘Wodehousecrofte’, worth 12d. yearly, held of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester , service unknown.
Wootton Rivers, 1/3 croft called ‘Ywodescrofte’, and 1/3 virgate, worth 2s. 2d. yearly, held of the duke of Gloucester , service unknown.
She died on 20 February last. Agnes wife of John Holcombe , one of her daughters, and John Seymour , her kin as the son of Maud her other daughter, are her next heirs. Agnes is aged 40 and more, and John is aged 26 and more.
TNA reference

C 139/40/44 mm.1, 3

Inquisition Head

HAMPSHIRE. Inquisition. Andover 15 June 1429. [Longe].

Jurors

Jurors: Henry Wallopp ; William Loket ; William Boteler ; Thomas Dyer ; John Robis ; William Frestone ; Philip James ; William Bastard ; John Pyke ; John Shopper ; John Mulbury ; Richard Loket ; John Mason ; and John Mundy .

Holdings
She held the following in dower as 237.
Liss Turney, 40s., delivered by free tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, held of Joan, queen of England , as of her manor of Odiham, service unknown.
Date of death and heirs as 237.
TNA reference

C 139/40/44 mm.1–2

n043^: It is unclear from the manuscript whether this is ‘Olyvereslonde’.

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
the manor
20 a. (20 x acre) -
arable2 (2 x virgate) -
land1d. (per unit)100 a. (100 x acre)8s. 4d. (=100d.)
sheep-pasture1d. (per unit)100 a. (100 x acre)8s. 4d. (=100d.)
arable2 (2 x virgate) -
land10s.20 a. (20 x acre)10s. (=120d.)
assize rent50s.£2 10s. (=600d.)
Total: £3 16s. 8d. (=920d.)
Figheldean
barnworth nothing 1/3 (0.33 x barn) -
croft20d. 1/3 (0.33 x croft)1s. 8d. (=20d.)
arable1d. (per unit)25 a. (25 x acre)2s. 1d. (=25d.)
meadow5s. 8d.4 a. (4 x acre)5s. 8d. (=68d.)
pasture9s.100 (100 x sheep)9s. (=108d.)
several fishery2s.a (1 x several fishery)2s. (=24d.)
rent called ‘Tuthinpeny’4s.4s. (=48d.)
assize rent42s.four (4 x assize rent)£2 2s. (=504d.)
Total: £3 6s. 5d. (=797d.)
Salisbury
rent-seck6s. 8d.6s. 8d. (=80d.)
Total: 6s. 8d. (=80d.)
Cowesfield, Testwood
arable2d. (per unit)3½ a. (3.5 x acre)7d. (=7d.)
woodworth nothing yearly13½ a. (13.5 x acre) -
rent10s.10s. (=120d.)
Total: 10s. 7d. (=127d.)
Philepeshate
woodworth nothing yearly -
Total: (=0d.)
Wodehousecrofte
croft12d. 1/3 (0.33 x croft)1s. (=12d.)
Total: 1s. (=12d.)
Wootton Rivers
croft 1/3 (0.33 x croft) -
virgate 1/3 (0.33 x virgate) -
Value2s. 2d.2s. 2d. (=26d.)
Total: 2s. 2d. (=26d.)

Extents

Extents

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
the manor
land1d. (per unit)100 a. (100 x acre)8s. 4d. (=100d.)
sheep-pasture1d. (per unit)100 a. (100 x acre)8s. 4d. (=100d.)
arable2 (2 x virgate) -
land10s.20 a. (20 x acre)10s. (=120d.)
assize rent50s.£2 10s. (=600d.)
Total: £3 16s. 8d. (=920d.)
Figheldean
barnworth nothing 1/3 (0.33 x barn) -
croft20d. 1/3 (0.33 x croft)1s. 8d. (=20d.)
arable1d. (per unit)25 a. (25 x acre)2s. 1d. (=25d.)
meadow5s. 8d.4 a. (4 x acre)5s. 8d. (=68d.)
pasture9s.100 (100 x sheep)9s. (=108d.)
several fishery2s.a (1 x several fishery)2s. (=24d.)
rent called ‘Tuthinpeny’4s.4s. (=48d.)
assize rent42s.four (4 x assize rent)£2 2s. (=504d.)
Total: £3 6s. 5d. (=797d.)

People

People

Jurors

  • William Wake
  • Robert Bailly
  • John Judde
  • Thomas Saucer
  • Thomas Hobbys
  • John Appelby
  • John Ivy
  • Richard Umfray
  • John Mermylle
  • Richard Touker
  • John Stokbryge
  • William Sampson

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