‹ E-CIPM 24-492: JOHN DE GRAYSTOK, KNIGHT ›

Narborough, the manor, together with advowson of the church of All Saints of Narborough, held of Richard, earl of Warwick , by knight service. There is a manorial site, worth 12d. yearly; 28 messuages, worth 40s. yearly; 6 cottages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 16 virgates of land, worth 40s. yearly; 2 watermills for corn, worth 33s. 4d. yearly; 40 a. wood, worth 10s. yearly; and a certain service rent from lands and tenements of John Broune in Narborough, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally.

Finedon, the manor, held of the king in chief as 1/20 knight’s fee. There is a manorial site, worth nothing yearly because wasted; 2 messuages, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 2 virgates of arable, worth 10s. yearly; and 40s. service rent from free tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally.

Wyboston, the manor, held of Lawrence Cheyne as of the barony of Eaton Socon in socage, but for what rent unknown. There is a site, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 80 a. 3 roods land, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 4 a. meadow, each acre worth 3s. yearly ; 6 a. 1/2 rood pasture, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 16s. 3d. assize rent, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally; and 1lb pepper and 1lb cumin, payable at Christmas.

Wem, the manor, with the advowson of the church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Wem, held of the king in chief by homage and fealty and as 1/12 barony. There is a manorial site, worth nothing yearly because devastated of old by the Welsh; 26s. 8d. service rent from 70 burgages in Wem, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally; 100 a. demesne land, worth 46s. 8d. yearly; 118 nooks of land, worth 53s. yearly; 4s. service rent from 8 cottages, payable at the same dates; 80 a. pasture called ‘le Trench’, worth 40s. yearly; a 100 a. pasture called ‘Cramore’, worth 40s. yearly; a park called ‘Oldeparke’, containing 80 a. wood, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; a park called ‘le Neweparke’, containing 60 a. wood, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 100 a. wood called ‘le Northwod’, worth 10s. yearly; 90 a. wood called ‘Brokhirst’, worth 10s. yearly; a watermill for corn, worth 40s. yearly; 16s. service rent from lands and tenements in Sleap, payable at the same dates; 8s. 8d. service rent from lands and tenements in Steel, payable at the same dates; 4s. service rent from lands and tenements of the abbot of Haughmond in Haughmond, payable at the same dates; 6s. 8d. service rent from lands and tenements in Whixall, payable at the same dates; 12 messuages, worth 24s., and 60 nooks of land, worth £6 yearly in Coton; 8 messuages, worth 16s. yearly, and 42 nooks of land, worth 66s. yearly, in Edstaston; 7 messuages, worth 13s. 4d. yearly, and 34 nooks of land, worth 60s. yearly in Aston; 6 messuages, worth 12s. yearly, and 30 nooks of land, worth 40s. yearly, in Tilley; 6 messuages, worth 12s. yearly, and 30 nooks of land, worth 40s. yearly, in Horton; 3 messuages, worth 6s. yearly, and 16 nooks of land, worth 32s. yearly, in Lowe and Ditches; 8 messuages, worth 16s. yearly, and 24 nooks of land, worth 40s. yearly, in Nova; 2 messuages, worth 4s. yearly, and 8 nooks of land, worth 13s. 4d. yearly, in Wolverley; and 18s. service rent in Wolverley from lands and tenements of Alan Wetenhull , payable at the same dates.

Loppington, the manor, held of the abbot of Combermere , service unknown. There is an unbuilt site, worth nothing yearly because wasted during the time of war; 10s. service rent from Hugh Egerton for 100 selions in Loppington, payable at the same dates; 3s. 10d. service rent from Thomas Hurde for lands called ‘Hondehey’, payable at the same dates; 26 messuages, worth 33s. 4d. yearly; 38 nooks of land, worth 60s. yearly; 8 cottages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; and various closes called ‘le Bruches’, containing 40 a. land, worth 20s. yearly.

Hinstock, the manor, held of John, Lord Talbot, knight , service unknown. There is a wasted manorial site, worth nothing yearly; 15 messuages, worth 30s. yearly; 40 a. demesne land, worth 40s. yearly; 46 a. land, worth 46s. 8d. yearly; 18 cottages, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; various closes called ‘lez Bruches’, containing 100 a. land, worth 20s. yearly; 20 a. meadow called ‘Brodemedolle’, worth 30s. yearly; 16s. service rent from the watermill of Ellerton, payable at the same dates; and the following service rents from the manor of Culcesse, payable as above – 20s. 8d. from lands and tenements of Thomas Corbet , 14s. from lands and tenements of Roger Eyton , and 3s. 4d. from lands and tenements of Roger Adamas ; 14s. service rent from lands and tenements of Thomas Corbet in Sydnall, payable as above; and 4s. service rent from lands and tenements of Edmund Hill in Boutensdale, payable as above.

Greystoke, the castle and manor, together with the advowson of the church of the St Andrew in Greystoke, held of the king in chief as a whole barony by homage and fealty, £4 cornage at Michaelmas and monthly suit at the county [court] of Carlisle. There is a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly because wasted; a park called ‘le Hedeparke’, containing 140 a. land, worth 60s. yearly; a park called ‘Gilcamban’, containing 300 a. land, worth 20 marks yearly; 93 a. demesne land, worth 46s. 6d. yearly; 29 a. meadow, worth 30s. yearly; a close called ‘Scalefeld’, containing 200 a. land, worth 10 marks yearly; a watermill for corn, worth 60s. yearly; a fulling-mill, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 10s. service rent from free tenants, payable at Michaelmas and Easter, equally; 1 1/2lb pepper or 18d. and 1 1/3lb cumin or 2 1/2d. service rent from tenants, payable at Christmas; 16 a. land called ‘Forlandis’, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 10 cottages, worth 14s. yearly; a place called ‘le Milurn’, containing 20 a. land, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 13s. 4d. from burgage tenants, payable as above; 14 husband-lands, containing 120 a. land, worth £4 6d. yearly; 6s. 8d. service rent from tenants in Motherby, payable as above; 20s. 4d. service rent from tenants in Newbiggin, payable as above; 16 husband-lands, containing 120 a. land, in the forest of Grisedale, worth £10 yearly; 160 a. land in the forest of Matterdale, worth 100s. yearly; a place called Wallthwaite, containing 100 a. land, worth 24s. yearly; the following in Berrier hamlet – 8 messuages, worth 14s. yearly, 6 cottages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly, 40 a. arable, worth 24s. yearly, a fulling-mill, worth 3s. 4d. yearly, and 20 a. pasture, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; the following in Watermillock – 9 messuages, worth 16s. yearly, 7 cottages, worth 7s. yearly, 200 a. arable, worth 60s. yearly, a watermill for corn, worth 20s. yearly, a fulling-mill, worth 6s. 8d. yearly, and a park called ‘Golbergh’, containing 200 a. land, worth 20s. yearly; the following at Sparket – 10 messuages, worth 12s. yearly, 7 cottages, worth 8s. yearly, 2 fulling-mills, worth 10s. yearly, and 160 a. arable, worth 40s. yearly; the following at Blencow – 10d. service rent from one free tenant, payable as above, viz., for a plough with two reaping-men at harvest for a reaping-men at harvest for day, and profit called ‘forsterferme’ coming from the office of forester (‘forster’) there, worth 23s. 4d. yearly; perquisites of court are worth 40s. yearly; and the advowson of the parish church of Skelton belongs to the manor; ; the following individuals held lands and tenements from him by knight service and suit of court every 3 weeks – , , , and . The following held vills from him by the same service – , and . ; there is also the following in Johnby – 8s. 11d. service rent from tenants, payable at Michaelmas and Easter equally; and the following at Stainton – 4 messuages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly, 3 cottages, worth 18d. yearly, and 50 a. land worth 20s. yearly.

Dufton, the manor, with the advowson of the church, held of Thomas, Lord Clifford , knight , as of his manor of Appleby, by rendering 25s. 6d. yearly for cornage at Martinmas and Pentecost equally and monthly suit of court at Appleby. There is a manorial site, worth 12d. yearly; 100 a. demesne land, worth 40s. yearly; 28 messuages, worth 20s. yearly; 8 cottages, worth 8s. yearly; 28 husband-lands, containing 200 a. land, worth 46s. 8d. yearly; a watermill for corn, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; a fulling-mill, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 300 a. pasture called ‘Akescogh’, worth 40s. yearly; 500 a. pasture called ‘Flascogh’, worth 66s. 8d. yearly; 200 a. pasture called ‘Byrthwayt’, worth 20s. yearly; 100 a. wood, worth 20s. yearly; and 5s. 8d. and 1/3lb pepper service rent from tenants, payable at Martinmas. The following individuals held vills from him at the time of his death by knight service and suit of court at the manor of Dufton every 3 weeks – ; ; and

Morpeth, the castle and manor, together with advowson of the church there and advowson of the hospital of the St Mary Magdalene in Catchburn. This, with the manor of Nunburnholme in Yorkshire, held of the king in chief as 1/2 barony and by homage, fealty and rendering 31s. 2d. to the king at his exchequer at Newcastle upon Tyne at the feast of St James the Apostle by the hands of the sheriff for castle-ward and cornage. There is a manorial site with various ruinoushouses, worth nothing yearly; 20s. service rent from free tenants, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally; 20s. farm, called the farm of the borough, from 40 burgages, payable as above; a watermill for corn and a fulling-mill, worth 26s. 8d. yearly; a common oven, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 80 a. demesne land, worth 20s. yearly; 2 parks, each containing 100 a. land, each worth 10s. yearly; 100 a. wood, worth 20s. yearly; a coal mine, worth 40s. yearly; 300 a. pasture, worth 33s. 5d. yearly. The following in Hepscott – 14s. 8d. service rent, payable as above; 40 a. demesne land, worth 20s. yearly; 10 bovates of land, worth 40s. yearly; 8 messuages, worth 20s. yearly; 6 cottages, worth 10s. yearly; a close called ‘Shaudesen’, containing 100 a., worth 30s. yearly; 100 a. turbary and 200 a. pasture, worth 20s. yearly; 20 a. meadow, worth 40s. yearly. The following in Tranwell – 200 a. pasture, worth 20s. yearly. The following lands, etc., in Stannington – 13 1/2d. service rent, payable as above; 40 a. demesne land, worth 20s. yearly; 6 a. demesne meadow, worth 3s. 3d. yearly; 40 a. wood called ‘Blytheden’, worth 5s. yearly; a common brew-house, worth 2s. yearly; 10 husband-lands, worth 50s. yearly; 4 cottages, worth 3s. 4d. yearly. The following in Horsley – 20d. service rent, payable as above; 8 husband-lands, worth 40s. yearly; 10 cottages, worth 15s. yearly; 300 a. pasture called ‘Horslehirst’, worth 20s. yearly. The following in Todburn – 6 messuages, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 30 a. arable, worth 20s. yearly; 1/2 watermill for corn, worth 10s. yearly. The following in Long Benton – a messuage, worth 12d. yearly; 40 a. demesne land, worth 10s. yearly; 12 a. demesne meadow, worth 14s. yearly; 2s. 8d. service rent from free tenants, and 1/3 lb pepper, worth 4d. yearly, payable as above; 6 messuages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 14 husband-lands, worth £4 13s. 4d. yearly; 6 cottages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; a brew-house, worth 10d. yearly; 200 a. moor, worth 2s. yearly. The following in Killingworth – 51s. 11d. service rent from free tenants, payable as above. The following in Ulgham – 3s. service rent from free tenants, and 1lb cumin, or 4d., payable as above; 80 a. demesne land, worth 40s. yearly; a park called ‘Ulgham Parke’, containing 100 a. land, worth 40s. yearly; 300 a. wood called ‘Stobbeswod’, worth 40s. yearly; 10 cottages, worth 20s. yearly; a watermill for corn, worth 20s. yearly. The following in Clifton – 6 tofts, each containing 1/2 a., worth nothing yearly; 200 a. pasture, worth 40s. yearly. The following in Coldwell – 8 tofts, each containing 1/2 a., worth nothing yearly; 90 a. pasture, worth 60s. yearly. The following in West Duddo – a messuage, worth 2s. yearly; 200 a. land, worth 60s. yearly; 300 a. pasture, worth 60s. yearly. The following in Angerton – 13s. 4d. service rent from free tenants, payable as above; 100 a. demesne land, worth 10 marks yearly; 80 a. demesne meadow, worth 60s. yearly; 15 husband-lands, worth £6 yearly; 10 cottages, worth 20s. yearly; 10 gardens, each containing 1 a., worth 2s. yearly; 12 a. land, worth 12d. yearly. The following in Hartburn – 9 cottages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly. The following in Middleton Morel – 12d. yearly service rent from a messuage and certain lands of Robert Ogle, chevalier ; a messuage, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 2 husband-lands, worth 10s. yearly. The following in Heddon on the Wall – 12d. service rent from lands and tenements of William Hidwyn of his free rent, payable as above; 4 messuages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 4 husband-lands, each containing 60 a. land, worth 20s. yearly; 8 cottages, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 100 a. demesne land, worth 40s. yearly; 1/2 watermill for corn, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; a fishery in the Tyne, worth 6s. 8d. yearly. Pleas and perquisites of court are worth 20s. yearly.

Benridge, 10 messuages, worth 66s. 8d. yearly, held of Henry Percy of Atholl as of his manor of Mitford , service unknown.

Nunburnholme, the manor, held, with the castle of Morpeth in Northumberland, of the king in chief by homage and fealty as 1/2 barony. There is a manorial site, worth nothing yearly; 14 bovates demesne land, worth 66s. yearly; 30 bovates of land, worth 66s. 8d. yearly; 8 messuages, worth 16s. yearly; 8 bovates of land called ‘...erland’, worth 32s. yearly; 11 cottages, worth 22s. yearly; a common oven, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; 20 a. wood, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; homage, service and 16d. service rent from Thomas Thex for a messuage, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally; and the following service rents, payable as above – 16d. from Robert Hill for a messuage, the like for the same from Thomas Clyueland , 12d. for the same from John Tilson , 10s. 7d. from Thomas Warde for a messuage and lands, 6s. 4d. for the like from Emmotte Robynson, 2d. from John Thomlynson for a messuage, 12d. and 1lb cumin from the prior and convent of Warter for a messuage, 1d. from Agnes de Burnom for a messuage, and 7s. from John de Taylour for a messuage and lands.

Grimthorpe, the manor, held, with the manor of Hinderskelfe, of the king as of his honour of Chester by service of carrying a sword before the earl of Chester while in his presence. There is a capital messuage, with an orchard, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; a dovecot, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 12 bovates of land, worth 40s. yearly; 40 a. wood, worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 2 watermills for corn, worth 40s. yearly; and the following service rents, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally – 7s. from James Buk for a messuage and 3 bovates of land, 10s. from the prior of St John of Jerusalem for a messuage and lands, 7s. from John Nauton for a messuage and lands, and 12d. from John Harpour for a messuage.

Hinderskelfe, the manor, held as above of the king as of his honour of Chester by service of carrying a sword before the earl of Chester while in his presence.. There is a hall, 4 chambers, a cook-house, 4 granges, a brew-house and 2 stables, worth nothing yearly; a dovecot, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; an orchard, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 12 messuages, worth 24s. yearly; 4 cottages, worth 3s. 8d. yearly; 27 bovates of land, worth 66s. 8d. yearly; a common oven, worth 3s. 4d. yearly; a watermill for corn, worth 12s. 4d. yearly; a park, containing 60 a. land and 40 a. wood, worth 20s. yearly; 80 a. wood, worth 33s. 4d. yearly; 5s. service rent from John Wyuell for 2 messuages and 5 bovates of land in Slingsby, payable as above; 1lb pepper or 14d. service rent from ... Hastyng, knight for a messuage and 2 bovates of land in Colton, payable at Christmas only; a fixed rosary (unius certi rosar’) from William Hollthorp for a messuage and lands in Slingsby, payable at Midsummer; 2 a. meadow in Fryton, worth 2s. yearly; a messuage and ?3 bovates of land in Ampleforth, worth 5s. yearly.

Ganthorpe, advowson of the hospital of St James called ‘Carmanspitell’, worth nothing yearly, held of Henry Percy of Atholl , service unknown.

Spaldington, 6s. 8d. service rent from the manor of ? Peter de la Hay , payable at the said dates.

Seaton Ross, 10s. service rent from the manor of John, Lord Ros , payable at the said dates.

East Cottingwith, ?7d. service rent from William Smyth for a messuage, payable at the said dates.

Boss, 13s. 4d. service rent from Philip Lounde for lands and tenements, payable at the said dates.

Boythorpe, 12d. service rent from John Newsom for lands and tenements, payable at the said dates; 6d. service rent from William Benet for a messuage and lands, payable...; a cottage and 2 bovates of land, worth 4s. yearly, held of Richard Aske , service unknown.

Millington, 2d. service rent from John West for lands and tenements, payable at the said dates.

?Er..., 5s. and 1lb pepper, or 14d., service rent from John Stevenson for lands and tenements, payable at the said dates.

North Dalton, 6d. service rent from William Fenton for lands and tenements, payable at the said dates.

Ganthorpe, the manor, held of Joan, countess of Westmorland , service unknown. There is a manorial site, worth nothing yearly because wasted; 6 messuages, worth 12s. yearly; 4 cottages, worth 8s. yearly; a common oven, worth 2s. yearly; 16 bovates of land, worth 40s. yearly; 20 a. wood, worth 10s. yearly.

Nether Givendale (Nethirgeldale), 3 messuages, worth 6s. 8d. yearly, and 9 bovates of land, worth 13s. 4d. yearly, held of John Penyngton, knight , service unknown.

Over Givendale (Ouergeldale), a wasted toft and 2 bovates of land, worth 2s. yearly, held of John Penyngton , service unknown.

Youlthorpe, ..., worth 3s. yearly, held of Henry, earl of Northumberland , service unknown.

Wapplington, 4..., worth 6s. yearly, held of Robert Ughtred, knight , service unknown; 6s. 8d. service rent from John Kyrkton for ?lands and tenements, payable at Martinmas and Pentecost equally.

Mel..., 2 messuages, worth 6s. yearly, and 7 bovates of land, worth 20s. yearly, held of Henry, earl of Northumberland , service unknown.

Fangfoss, 25s. service rent from George at Esshe , Robert Wandesford , Maud Robynson , John Tr....... for 5 messuages and lands, payable at the same dates.

Folkton, advowson of the church of St John the Evangelist, held of Peter Lassels , service unknown.

..., advowson of the church of St..., held of the abbot of St Albans , service unknown.