‹ E-CIPM 23-389: WILLIAM MOLYNS, KNIGHT ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee. [1]+ John Barton, senior , John Barton, junior , William Wyot , and Thomas Goldhop, clerk , were seised of the following manors in demesne as of fee. They gave them to William Molyns , father of William, and to Margery his wife, still living, and to the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of William father of William in perpetuity. The grant was made by a fine levied at Westminster on the quindene of Trinity 1410 [CP 25/1/291/62, no. 155], shown to the jurors. William and Margery had issue: William. William father of William died, then William died. Margery still holds the manors.+[1]

held of the abbot of Malmesbury in chief, service unknown. Margery held the following in dower, with reversion to William and his heirs.

Whitley, the manor, annual value £7, held of the king in chief as a knight’s fee.

She still holds this manor. William held its reversion in fee and by right to him and his heirs. Margery still holds the following for life by demise of William son of William, with reversion to him and his heirs in perpetuity. He held the reversion in fee and by right. William father of William was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. He granted it by deed to Thomas Criklade , still living, for life, with reversion to William, father, and his heirs, to hold by £4 yearly to William and his heirs at the Invention of St Cross and Martinmas by equal parts and bearing all other costs. The deed was shown to the jurors. Thomas is still seised in his demesne as of free tenement. William father of William died and the rent and reversion descended to William as son and heir. He granted the rent and reversion to Margery for life by a fine shown to the jurors. Thomas Criklade attorned to Margery. She is still seised of £4 rent, with reversion of the manor to William and his heirs.

Holdings

He held the following in demesne as of fee to him and his heirs in perpetuity.

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne as of fee. Continues as 389+[1] with regard to the following.

Holdings

He held the following manors in demesne as of fee of the king in chief by grand serjeanty, as falconer of the king. He ordered that Nicholas Clopton , his seneschal, take 100s. yearly from all his lordships, vills, manors, lands, and tenements, along with all lands and tenements that might come to William or his heirs in England, for Nicholas’s life during the life of Margery mother of William. After her death, Nicholas should take £10 yearly at Easter and Michaelmas by equal parts, and all costs incurred by Nicholas during the exercise of his office were to be taken from William and his heirs. If the payments fell into arrears, in part or in total by a month after either of the said terms, then it would be lawful for Nicholas to enter the manors of Ilmer and Aston Mullins to make distraint until satisfied by payment. The grant was made by deed dated 28 February 1427, shown to the jurors. William father of William was lately seised in demesne as of fee of the manor of Stoke Poges. The manors of Stoke Poges and Ditton [ see below] are held of John Barton, junior , of the manor of Newport Pagnell in socage by fealty only. He enfeoffed Thomas Goldhop, lately vicar of Burnham , John Barton, senior , William Wyot , John Barton, junior , and John Stokton , with the manor of Stoke Poges, to hold to them and their heirs in perpetuity, as apparent in the deed shown to the jurors. They granted Thomas Chaucer, esquire , and Maud his wife, both still living, £20 rent to be taken yearly for their lives from the manor, payable at Easter and Michaelmas, as contained in the deed of 16 February 1423 shown to the jurors. Thomas and Maud are still seised of the rent. They also enfeoffed William father of William with the manor of Stoke Poges, to hold to him and his heirs in perpetuity. William was seised in demesne as of fee and, after his death, the manor descended to William, as son and heir of William, and he died seised of this estate. Margery held the following in dower, with reversion to William and his heirs. She still holds the two manors in dower. William held the reversion in fee and by right to him and his heirs.

Fulmer, the manor, annual value 39s. The manors of Fulmer and Datchet [see below] are held of the king in socage by one rose yearly.

Ditton, the manor, annual value 109s., with advowson of a chantry there, and a several pasture in Langley Marish lying in a close called Ditton Park. The manors of Stoke Poges [as above] and Ditton are held of John Barton, junior , as of the manor of Newport Pagnell in socage by fealty only.

Continues as 389+[1] regarding the following. William, father, was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee. He demised the manor by deed shown to the jurors to Margaret Bedford , still living, for life, with reversion to William and his heirs, to hold by rendering £8 yearly to them at Martinmas and Pentecost by equal parts and bearing all other costs in the manor. William father of William had issue: William. After his father’s death, William was seised of the rent and so died seised of the reversion of the manor to him and his heirs.