Holdings
He died seised of the following in demesne as of fee tail.
Great Odell, 2 parts of the manor with
advowson of the church of the manor, and reversion of 1/3 manor that Elizabeth who was wife of Thomas Wodehull, knight, holds in dower by endowment of Thomas, knight, her former husband. There are 2 parts of a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly because the houses there are exceedingly ruinous; 2 parts of a garden, worth 18d. yearly; 2 parts of a watermill, worth 53s. 4d. yearly; 2 parts of 12 a. and of 3 roods of meadow, worth 21s. 8d. yearly, each acre worth 2s. 4d. yearly; 2 parts of 140 a. arable and, of this, 2 parts of 71 a. are sowable yearly, and then worth 15s. 9 1/2d., each acre worth 4d. yearly, and when not sown, worth nothing yearly because lying fallow and nothing can be taken because common; 2 parts of 111 a. wood of which 6 a. underwood may be sold yearly, worth 8s. yearly, each acre worth 2s. yearly;
n365 2 parts of 40 a. several pasture, worth 4s. 5d. yearly, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 2 parts of a several fishery, worth 4s. 5d. yearly; 2 parts of 13s. 5d. rent from free tenants with 2 parts of 1lb pepper, price 16d., 2 parts of 1lb cumin, price 2d.; 2 parts of 27s. 4d. rent from customary tenants; 2 parts of perquisites of courts of view of frankpledge, worth 22d. yearly; 2 parts of various fees called ‘Rokyngham Warde’, worth 66s. 8d. yearly; and 2 parts of the fairs and markets of the manor, worth 16d. yearly.
The 2 parts of the manor are burdened by
£6 castleward yearly at Rockingham and
7s. 1d. yearly payment to the king by the hand of the sheriff, which money is deducted and the annual value of 2 parts of the manor with the advowson is 67s. 5 1/2d. The whole manor is held of the king in chief as
1/10 knight’s fee.
Little Odell, 2 parts of the manor, and reversion of 1/3 manor that Elizabeth who was wife of Thomas Wodehull, knight, holds in dower by endowment of Thomas, knight, her former husband. There are 2 parts of a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly; 2 parts of a garden, worth 8d. yearly; 2 parts of 15 a. meadow, worth 25s. yearly, each acre worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 2 parts of 120 a. arable, worth 40s. yearly when sown, each acre worth 6d. yearly, and worth nothing yearly when not sown because fallow and common; 2 parts of 30 a. several pasture, worth 5s. yearly, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 60s. rent from 2 parts of the conventionary tenants, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally. The whole manor is held of the earl of Huntingdon as of his manor of
Stevington,
service unknown.
Langford, 2 parts of the manor, and reversion of 1/3 manor that Elizabeth who was wife of Thomas Wodehull, knight, holds in dower by endowment of Thomas, knight, her former husband. There are 2 parts of a capital messuage, worth nothing yearly because the houses there are exceedingly ruinous; 2 parts of a garden, worth 2s. yearly; 2 parts of 2 dovecots, worth nothing yearly because not repaired; 2 parts of 50 a. arable, worth £4 3s. 4d. yearly when sown, each acre worth 6d. yearly, and worth nothing yearly when not sown because fallow and in common; 2 parts of 10 a. meadow, worth 16s. 8d. yearly, each acre worth 2s. 6d. yearly; 2 parts of 60 a. several, enclosed pasture, worth 40s. yearly, each acre worth 12d. yearly; 2 parts of 2 watermills, worth 40s. yearly; £10 rent from customary tenants from the 2 parts, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally; perquisites of 2 parts of the court there, worth 16d. yearly; and 16d. assize rent from 2 parts of the free tenants, payable at the said feasts. The 2 parts of the manor are burdened by
a payment to the king of 5s. 6 1/4d. yearly;
payment to the prior of St John of Jerusalem in England of 16d. yearly;
payment to the abbot of Warden of 4d. yearly, which payments are deducted and the annual value of 2 parts of the manor is £18 17s. 5 1/4d. The whole manor is held of the king in chief as
1/4 knight’s fee.
Date of death and heir as 456 except heir is aged 5 and more.
[Head:] Delivered to court on 13 October 1441 by John ?Wattkyns, apprentice in the law.
