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EDMUND CHEYNE, KNIGHT

Inquisition Head

DORSET. Inquisition [indented]. Bridport 5 October 1430. [Poulet].

Jurors

Jurors: William Mountford ; William Speyney ; Thomas Newton ; John Sterre ; William Bowlyn ; John Crosse ; John Borage ; John Mulward ; William Potell ; Richard Brangneyn ; Roger Davyntre ; and John Brode .

Holdings
He held the following conjointly enfeoffed with Alice his wife, still living.
Litton Cheney, the manor with advowson of the church there, annual value £20, held of William Boneville, knight , service unknown.
He held the manor etc. by demise of William Wenarde to Edmund and Alice, and to the heirs and assigns of Edmund. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors. He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service, nor more lands or tenements of any other.
He died on 30 May last. Elizabeth, Anne, and Cecily are his daughters and next heirs, and respectively aged 6 years, 3 years, and 1 year and 10 weeks.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.9, 11

Inquisition Head

SOMERSET. Inquisition [indented]. Yeovil 6 October 1430. [Poulet].

Jurors

Jurors: John Gyldyn ; Hugh Kene ; Thomas Blaneford ; William Lumbard ; Thomas Daunce ; Ralph Manston ; John Vyrgyn ; William Sparke ; Richard Smyth ; John Irlonde ; John Milbourne ; and John Maudite .

Holdings
He held the following as 508.
Poyntington, the manor with advowson of the church there, held of James Lutrell , service unknown.
The annual value of the manor is £12,
and the annual value of the advowson is 10 marks when it falls.
[1]+He held the manor etc., among other manors, lands, and tenements in other counties, by demise of John, bishop of Bath and Wells, described as master John Stafford , lately treasurer of England, Humphrey Stafford, knight , and Thomas Kyngeston , to Edmund and Alice and to their heirs together, with remainder to the right heirs of Edmund in perpetuity. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors.+[1] Richard Manyngford, vicar of Soton , and Nicholas Treventh were lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Norton Hawkfield, the manor with advowson of the chapel there, annual value £10, held of the bishop of Bath and Wells , service unknown.
They granted the manor etc. by charter to William Cheyne, knight , now deceased, and Cecily his wife, still living, and to the heirs of William in perpetuity. Edmund son and heir of William was thus seised by right of reversion. He granted the reversion to John Cheyne , his brother, and to the heirs of his body, with remainder to the right heirs of Edmund in perpetuity. Edmund made this grant by charter, shown to the jurors, and Cecily attorned to John by deed. He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service.
Date of death and heirs as 508.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.9–10

Inquisition Head

WILTSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Chippenham 10 November 1430. [Gaweyn].

Jurors

Jurors: Richard Yerton ; William Pokelchurche ; John Stere ; Walter Clerk ; Ralph Gernald ; Nicholas Bryther ; William Wastfeld ; John Webbe ; John Rycard ; Richard Dyer ; Thomas Bryan ; and Thomas Bray .

Holdings
He held the following as 508.
Imber, the manor, annual value £4, held of the prior of Bradenstoke , service unknown.
Ditteridge, the manor, annual value 40s., held of the bishop of Bath and Wells , service unknown.
Avon, the manor, annual value £4, held of the abbot of Malmesbury , service unknown.
He held them by demise of William Hardy, clerk , and William Kegworth , to Edmund and Alice and their heirs together, with remainder to the right heirs of Edmund in perpetuity. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors. He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service.
Date of death and heirs as 508.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.12–13

Inquisition Head

HERTFORDSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Buntingford 20 October 1430. [Kyrkeby].

Jurors

Jurors: Robert Child ; John Burre ; John Lane ; John Cok ; William Dorlyng ; William Page ; Richard Wylysmere ; John Ponde ; John Baker ; John Mabbe ; Robert Wygge ; John Trygge ; John Pernell ; William Taunt ; and John Canne .

Holdings
He was formerly seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Cottered, the manor called ‘Cheyneys maner’. There are 60 a. land, worth 30s. yearly, held of the king as of the honour of Boulogne as ¼ knight’s fee; a messuage with a croft containing 1 a. land, worth 3s. 4d. yearly, held of the heirs of Henry Bateman , by rendering 12d. yearly; a tenement called ‘Atkynnys’ and 20 a. land, worth 4s. 10d. yearly, held of John Fray by 21d. and suit of court; 2 a. land, worth 6d. yearly, held of the heirs of William Fitzrauff , service unknown; 20 a. land and a grove of wood called ‘Cheyneys Grove’ beside ‘Fresshecrofte’ containing 1 a., worth 6s. 8d. yearly, held of John Fray , service unknown; and 9 a. land, worth 18d. yearly, held of John, parson of Cottered, by right of the church, service unknown.
[2]+He granted the manor, among other manors, advowsons, lands, and tenements in other counties, to master John Stafford , then treasurer of England, Humphrey Stafford, knight , and Thomas Kyngeston , and to their heirs in perpetuity. The grant was made by charter in which he is described as Edmund Cheyne, esquire . The charter was shown to the jurors.+[2] Continues as 509+[1]. Edmund and Alice were thus seised in demesne as of fee tail, and Edmund died conjointly seised with Alice, still living.
Date of death and heirs as 508, except Cecily is aged 1 year, 10 weeks, and more.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.14–15

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition [indented]. Exeter 3 October 1430. [Wyse].

Jurors

Jurors: John Aysshe ; William Sely ; Christopher Pury ; Stephen Dubber ; Hugh Style ; Walter Badeston ; William Norton ; John Forde ; Simon Beare ; John Jermyn ; Henry Boter ; and John Barnard .

Holdings

He held the following as 508.

Rawridge, the manor with advowson of the chapel there, annual value £16, held of the canons of the college of Ottery St Mary, service unknown.
Upottery, the manor, annual value £10, held of Edward de la Pomeray , service unknown.
Fair Oak, the manor, annual value £4, held of Richard, earl of York ,n080 service unknown.
Birch, the manor, annual value 40s., held of the prior of Goldcliff , service unknown.
Continues as 509+[1]. [3]+Long before his death, he was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Yarcombe, a messuage, 60 a. land, 10 a. meadow, and 20 a. pasture at ‘le mersshe’, worth nothing yearly, held of the prioress of Syon , service unknown.
He granted them to Thomas Kyngeston for life by service of one rose at Midsummer only,with reversion to Edmund and his heirs. The grant was made by charter in which the messuage etc. were described as all those lands and tenements at ‘le mersshe’ that were lately of Alice Kybbell . Edmund thus died seised of the rent of a rose and the reversion.+[3]

Date of death and heirs as 508.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.16–17

Inquisition Head

DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter 3... 9 Henry VI . [Wyse].

[Inquisition: ms scored through, torn, and faded.]
Jurors

Jurors:Jurors as 512.

Holdings
He held no lands or tenements of the king in chief in demesne or service, but was formerly seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
Rawridge, the manor with advowson of the free chapel there, held of the canons of the college of St Mary in socage by rent of 1lb wax on the feast of... one capital messuage, worth nothing yearly, [?100 a. arable], each acre worth 4d. yearly; 10 a. meadow... 20d. [yearly]; ?200 a. hilly pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 60 a. great wood, its pasture worth nothing yearly above enclosure ... worth 6s. 8d. yearly;...decim..., each cottage worth 20d. yearly.
Upottery, the manor, held of Edward de la Pomeray ... in socage by 6d.. There is a capital messuage with garden, worth... yearly;... land..., worth 4d.... 11 a. meadow, each acre worth 20d. yearly; 100 a.... each acre worth... above enclosure of the wood; 6 tenements... 6s. 8d.; 6 cottages, each worth....
Fair Oak, the manor,... as of the manor of Raddonor West Raddon (Raddon), service unknown. There is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly;... 4d. yearly; 200 a. hilly pasture, each acre worth...; 12 a. wood, each acre worth....
Birch, the manor,... Goldcliff, service unknown. And the said 4... 20s. yearly; 100 a. land, each acre worth....
Continues as 511+[2]. The grant was made by charter dated 2... 3 ‪Henry VI in which he is described as Edmund Cheyne, esquire , and the above manors are described as the manors of Rawridge, Upottery, Fair Oak, and 4 messuages, 100 a. land, and 10 a. wood at Birch, described as the manor of Birch, with advowson of the... rents, reversions, and services in Rawridge, Upottery, Fair Oak, and Birch. The charter was sealed with his arms. By virtue of this charter and of a letter of attornment under... Perkyn, regarding the freeing of seisin according to the form and effect of the charter, similarly sealed with their arms and shown to the jurors in evidence, John, Humphrey, and Thomas were... and estate ... until ?6 February... ‪ Henry VI . Continues as 509+[1]. Edmund and Alice were thus seised in demesne as of fee tail, and Edmund died conjointly seised with Alice, still living. Continues as 512+[3].
Date of death and heirs as 508, except Elizabeth, Anne, and Cecily are respectively aged 5 years, 2 years, and... [ms torn away].
TNA reference

E 149/145/16 m.3

Inquisition Head

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. Cambridge 18 October 1430. [Caltecote].

[Writ: foot of ms torn away and missing.]
Jurors

Jurors: Thomas Lorkyn ; John Malver ; Thomas Sp[gap — ]...r[gap — ]...e [ms faded and torn]; Robert Russhale ; John Arneburgh ; Thomas Melman ; Thomas Warewyk ; William Maddy ; Henry Rede ; Richard Jebelot ; Thomas Byndon ; John Estmond ; and Thomas Basham .

Holdings
Findings as 511, with regard to the following manors.
Steeple Morden, the manor called ‘Cheyneys Maner’, annual value 18 marks, held of the king as of the honour of Boulogne as ½ knight’s fee.
Longstanton, the manor called ‘Frensshladyys’, annual value £8, held of John, duke of Bedford, as of his honour of Richmond, service unknown.
TNA reference

C 139/49/42 mm.18–19

Holdings

Holdings

Holding ItemValueQuantityTotal
Cheyneys Maner
Value18 marks£12 (=2880d.)
Total: £12 (=2880d.)
Frensshladyys
Value£8£8 (=1920d.)
Total: £8 (=1920d.)

Extents

Extents

No holding extent information available.

People

People

Jurors

  • Thomas Lorkyn
  • John Malver
  • Thomas Sp[gap — ]...r[gap — ]...e
  • Robert Russhale
  • John Arneburgh
  • Thomas Melman
  • Thomas Warewyk
  • William Maddy
  • Henry Rede
  • Richard Jebelot
  • Thomas Byndon
  • John Estmond
  • Thomas Basham

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