Holdings
He held the following by curtesy as 104
Weeting, the manor and
advowson of the
church there, held of the king
as of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown. There is
the capital messuage with its site, worth nothing yearly; 8 virgates of arable, each
virgate worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 400 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 40 a. meadow,
each acre worth 12d. yearly; £4 5s. 1d. service rent from various tenants, payable at
Easter and Michaelmas equally; and a court with view of frankpledge, worth 10s. yearly.
Toftrees, the manor, held of the king
as of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown.
There is the capital messuage with its site, worth nothing yearly; 8 virgates of arable,
each worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 12 a. pasture, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 30 a. underwood,
cut every 7th year, each acre worth 40d. yearly when cut and worth nothing this year as
cut the year before last; £3 10s. service rent from various tenants in
Toftrees,
Shereford,
South Creake,
North Barsham, and
Brisley, payable at Easter and Michaelmas
equally; and a court with view of frankpledge, worth 6s. 8d. yearly.
Knapton, the manor
and
advowson of the church there, held of the king
as of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service
unknown. There is the capital messuage with its site, worth nothing yearly; 10 virgates
of arable, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 80 a. pasture, each acre worth 1 1/2d. yearly; 12
a. meadow, each acre worth 20d. yearly; £3 2d. service rent from various tenants,
payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally; and a court with view of frankpledge, worth
40d. yearly.
A fine was levied at
Westminster, by writ of
Edward I, on the quindene of
Michaelmas 1306 [CP 25/1/161/121, no. 1077], before
Ralph
de
Hengham
,
William
de
Bereford
,
Ellis
de
Bokyngham
,
Peter
Malorre
,
William
Howard
,
Lambert
de
Trykyngham
, and
Henry
de
Stanton
, justices and others present, between
Robert
de
Boys
and Christine his
wife, querents, and
William
de
Boys, parson of
Garboldisham
, and Berard,
vicar of
Great
Cornard
, deforciants
, regarding the manor of
Fersfield – except 48 a. land and 7 a.
meadow – and advowson of the church there. This is clear in the fine, exemplified and
sealed under the present king’s great seal, and shown to the jurors. Robert recognized
the manor and advowson to be the right of William as held by William and Berard by grant
of Robert and, for that recognition, William and Berard granted the manor and advowson
to Robert and Christine, and to Robert’s heirs of the body of Christine, with remainder
to the right heirs of Robert. Robert and Christine were thus seised of the manor in
demesne as of fee tail, and of the advowson as of fee and by right. The manor and
advowson descended from Robert and Christine to
John
Howard
, their kin and heir,
according to the form of the fine, as son of Robert son of Alice daughter of
Robert
de
Boys
and Christine. John was seised of the manor in demesne as of fee tail, and of the
advowson as of fee and by right. He died so seised, and the manor and advowson descended
to Elizabeth, wife of
John
de
Veer, earl of Oxford
, kin and heir of
John
Howard
as the
daughter of John son of
John
Howard.
Fersfield, the manor and
advowson of the church
there, held of the earl marshal
,
service unknown. There is the capital messuage with its
site, worth nothing yearly; 10 virgates of arable, each worth 6s. 8d. yearly; 300 a.
pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 30 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 100 a.
underwood that can be cut every 7th year, each acre worth 40d. yearly when cut, worth
nothing this year as cut the year before last; £4 10s. service rent from various
tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally; and a court with view of frankpledge,
worth 40d. yearly.
A fine was levied at
Westminster, by writ of
Edward
II
, on the
quindene of Hilary 1308 [CP 25/1/161/123, no. 12] before
Ralph
de
Hengham
,
William
de
Bereford
,
William
Howard
,
Peter
Malorre
,
Lambert
de
Trykyngham
, and
Henry
de
Stanton
,
justices and others present, between Berard,
vicar of Great Cornard
, querent
, and
Robert
de
Boys
and Christine his wife, deforciants, regarding the 48 a. land and 8 a. meadow in
Fersfield. This is clear in the fine, exemplified and sealed under the present king’s
great seal, shown to the jurors. Robert recognized the tenements to be the right of
Berard as those held by grant of Robert and, for that recognition, Berard granted them
to Robert and Christine, and Robert’s heirs of the body of Christine, with remainder to
the right heirs of Robert. Robert and Christine were thus seised in demesne as of fee
tail, and died so seised. The tenements descended from Robert and Christine to
John
Howard
, their kin and heir, according to the form of the fine, as son of Robert son of
Alice daughter of
Robert
de
Boys
and Christine. John was seised of the tenements in
demesne as of fee tail. He died so seised, and they descended to Elizabeth, wife of
John
de
Veer, earl of Oxford
, kin and heir of
John
Howard
as the daughter of John son of
John
Howard.
Fersfield, 48 a. land, each acre worth 4d. yearly; and 8 a. meadow, each acre
worth 12d. yearly, held of the king
in chief by
knight service.
Richard
de
Cornewayle
and
Edmund
Howard
, clerks, were seised in demesne as of fee of the manors of
East Winch,
Grandcourt in
East Winch, and
Middleton (Middelton), and granted them to the lord
John
Howard, knight
, and Joan his wife, to hold for their lives, with remainder to
John
Howard
, son of John and Joan, and to the heirs of his body. John and Joan were thus
seised in demesne as of free tenement, and died so seised. John son of John and Joan
entered the manors by virtue of the remainder and was seised in demesne as of fee tail.
He died so seised, and the manors descended to
John
Howard
, kin and heir of John son of
John and Joan as the son of Robert son of John son of John and Joan. He entered the
manors and was seised in demesne as of fee tail, and died so seised. The manors
descended to Elizabeth, wife of
John
de
Veer, earl of Oxford
, kin and heir as the
daughter of John son of
John
Howard.
East Winch and
Grandcourt, the manors. In the manor
of East Winch, there is the capital messuage with manorial site, worth nothing yearly; a
watermill, worth 20s. yearly; a fishery, worth nothing yearly; and a court with view of
frankpledge, worth 6s. 10d. yearly. In the manors of East Winch and Grandcourt, there
are 20 virgates of arable, each worth 5s. yearly; 50 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d.
yearly; 300 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; and £4 service rent from various
tenants in
East Winch and
Middleton (Middelton), payable at Easter and Michaelmas
equally. The manors are held of the
earl of Arundel
as of his manor of
Mileham as
1/4
knight’s fee. The earl is a minor in the king’s wardship.
He held the following manors
in demesne as of fee. They descended to Elizabeth, wife of
John
de
Veer, earl of Oxford
,
as his kin and heir.
Terrington St Clement, the manor of ‘
Narburghs’, held of Lord
Bardolf
,
service unknown. There is the capital messuage with manorial site, worth
nothing yearly; 9 virgates of arable, each worth 13s. 4d. yearly; 300 a. marsh, worth
nothing yearly as flooded by salt-water; £4 service rent from various tenants, payable
at Easter and Michaelmas equally; and acourt held every three weeks with view of
frankpledge, worth 10s. yearly.
East Walton, the manor, held of
John
de
Veer, earl of
Oxford
,
service unknown. There is the capital messuage with manorial site, worth nothing
yearly; 7 virgates of land, each worth 10s. yearly; 100 a. pasture, each acre worth
1/2d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 20s. service rent from various
tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally; and acourt held every three weeks,
worth 40d. yearly.
A fine was levied at
Westminster on the octave of Hilary 1308 [CP
25/1/161/123, no. 7] before
Ralph
de
Hengham
,
William
de
Bereford
,
William
Howard
,
Lambert
de
Trykyngham
, and
Henry
de
Stanton
, justices and others present, between
Berard,
vicar of Great Cornard
, and
Edmund
Gunnevill, querents
, and
Robert
de
Boys
and
Christine his wife, deforciants, regarding the manor of
Garboldisham and advowsons of
the churches of
St John the Baptist and
All Saints there. This is clear in the fine,
exemplified and sealed under the present king’s great seal, and shown to the jurors.
Robert recognized the manor and advowsons to be the right of Berard as held by Berard
and Edmund by grant of Robert and, for that recognition, Berard and Edmund granted the
manor and advowsons to Robert and Christine, and to Robert’s heirs of the body of
Christine, with successive remainders to
William
Carbonell
for life; and to the right
heirs of Robert. Robert and Christine were thus seised of the manor in demesne as of fee
tail, and of the advowsons as of fee and by right. The manor and advowsons descended
from Robert and Christine to
John
Howard, knight
, kin and heir as son of Robert son of
Alice daughter of Robert and Christine. John was thus seised of the manor in demesne as
of fee tail, and of the advowsons as of fee and by right. He died so seised and, after
his death, they descended to Elizabeth, wife of
John
de
Veer, earl of Oxford
, kin and
heir of
John
Howard
as daughter of John son of John.
Garboldisham, the manor and
advowsons of the churches of
St John the Baptist and
All Saints,
held of
John
de
Veer,
earl of Oxford
, by
knight service. There are two built messuages with their sites, worth
nothing yearly; 20 virgates of arable, each worth 4s. 4d. yearly; 200 a. pasture and
heath, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 12 a. meadow and herbage, each acre worth 12d.
yearly; £4 16s. 2d. service rent from various tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas
equally; a weekly market, held on Wednesdays, worth 6s. 8d. yearly; and a court held
every three weeks, with view of frankpledge, worth 10s. yearly.
