Holdings
She held the following in demesne as of fee tail.
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Moreton Pinkney, the manor except the following: 10s. rent in Berkshire that is parcel of the manor, taken yearly from the heirs of
John
Pynkenye
for the manor of
Elington, and service of 1/2 knight’s fee from the same manor of
Elington when it falls. In the manor, there is a site, worth nothing yearly; 13 messuages and 3 cottages, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 8d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 10 a. wood, the underwood worth nothing because it was sold last year; 17s. 8d. assize rent, payable at Michaelmas, Epiphany, Lady Day, and Midsummer, equally; rent of a capon, 2 hens, 1lb cumin, and lb pepper, payable at Christmas; and court baron held every three weeks, worth nothing yearly above the fees of the steward and bailiff. The whole manor is held of the king in chief as
2 knights’ fees and by
40s. rent yearly in castleward to the king at Windsor, payable at Easter and Michaelmas equally.
n464 By charter, shown to the jurors,
Henry
Grene, knight, granted the manor of
Moreton Pinkney to
Giles
de
Sancto Johanne
and Isabel, who was wife of
William
de
Sancto Johanne
, and to the heirs of the body of Giles. Licence of
Edward
III
was obtained [CPR 1354–58, p. 366]. Giles and Isabel were thus seised, and Giles had issue: Margery, his daughter and heir. After Giles and Isabel died, Margery was seised of the whole manor of
Moreton Pinkney, and she died so seised.
She held the following in service.
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Astwell, the manor, held of the king in chief by
13s. 4d. rent yearly to the king in castleward at Windsor, and as
1/2 knight’s fee.
Thomas
Gyffard
held the manor in demesne of Margery, rendering to her and her heirs 13s. 4d. at the above feasts equally, and by service of 1/2 knight’s fee to Margery and her heirs, when it should fall. The rent was worth nothing yearly to Margery, nor is it worth anything to her heirs, because she paid, and her heirs pay, 13s. 4d. yearly to the king and his heirs in castleward at
Windsor for the manor of Astwell, as intermediates between the king and Thomas Gyffard. The service of 1/2 knight’s fee is worth nothing yearly, except when ward, marriage, relief, or this service falls.
Sulgrave, the manor called ‘
Elyngton Maner’, held of the king in chief by
20s. rent yearly to the king in castleward at Windsor, and as
a knight’s fee.
John
Stotesbury
held the manor in demesne of Margery, rendering to her and her heirs 20s. at the above feasts equally, and by service of a knight’s fee to Margery and her heirs, when it should fall. The rent was worth nothing yearly to Margery, nor is it worth anything to her heirs, because she paid, and her heirs pay, 20s. yearly to the king and his heirs in castleward at Windsor for the manor of Sulgrave, as intermediates between the king and John Stotesbury. The service of a knight’s fee is worth nothing yearly, except when ward, marriage, relief, or this service falls.
Kingshill, the manor, held of the king in chief by
6s. 8d. rent yearly to the king in castleward at Windsor, and as
1/2 knight’s fee. The master of St John’s of
Brackley held the manor in demesne of Margery, rendering to her and her heirs 6s. 8d. at the above feasts equally, and by service of 1/2 knight’s fee to Margery and her heirs, when it should fall. The rent was worth nothing yearly to Margery, nor is it worth anything to her heirs, because she paid, and her heirs pay, 6s. 8d. yearly to the king and his heirs in castleward at
Windsor for the manor of Kingshill, as intermediates between the king and the master of St John’s of Brackley. The service of 1/2 knight’s fee is worth 10s. when it falls.
She held the following manor in demesne as of fee tail
n466 by grant of
William
Turvyle, parson of
Plumpton
, and
Adam
de
Cortenhale
, to Giles son of
William
de
Sancto Johanne
and the heirs of his body. The grant was made by indented charter, shown to the jurors. Giles was thus seised of the manor, and he had issue: Margery, his daughter and heir. He died so seised, and Margery was then seised of the manor. She too died so seised.
Middleton Cheney, the manor, held of the honour of Berkhamsted by
knight service. There is the site, worth nothing yearly; 10 messuages and 5 cottages, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 15 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; 11 capons and 12d. assize rent, payable at Christmas, Lady Day, Midsummer, and Michaelmas, equally; and a court baron, held every three weeks, and view of frankpledge, held twice yearly, after Michaelmas and after Easter, worth nothing yearly above the fees of the steward and bailiff.
She was seised of the following in demesne as of fee.
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Stoke Bruerne,
Shutlanger, and
Alderton, 1/3 manors, with advowsons of the churches of
Stoke Bruerne and
Alderton at every third vacancy. In the manors, there are two sites, worth nothing yearly, and, in the thirds of the manors, there are 10 messuages and 4 cottages, worth nothing yearly; 200 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly; 20 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly; 20 a. pasture, each acre worth 1d. yearly; assize rent of 22s. 2d., and 2 capons and 13 hens, payable at Christmas, Lady Day, Midsummer, and Michaelmas, equally; and a court baron, held every three weeks, and view of frankpledge held twice yearly, after Michaelmas and after Easter, worth nothing yearly above the fees of the steward and bailiff. In the manors, there are 26 a. wood, the underwood worth nothing because it was sold last year. The manors of
Stoke Bruerne and
Alderton are held of
Edmund
Grey, lord of Ruthin
, knight
, by
knight service.
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She held the following for life,
n469469 with reversion to
William
Harwedon
, as son and heir of
William
Harwedon
, late husband of Margery.
John
Welton
of
Old and
Richard
Pyel
of
Ecton had granted them to
William
Harwedon
, late husband of Margery, and to Margery, to hold to them and the heirs of William. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors. Margery was thus seised of the lands and tenements, and died so seised after the death of William her husband.
Old, 3 messuages, worth nothing yearly, and 40 a. land, each acre worth 3d. yearly, held of the
earl of Oxford
by
knight service.
Great Cransley, one messuage, worth nothing yearly, and 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly. They are not held of the king, but of whom is unknown.
Orlingbury, one messuage, worth nothing yearly, and a virgate of land, worth 5s. yearly. They are not held of the king, but of whom is unknown.
Finedon, 30 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, and 4 a. meadow, each acre worth 6d. yearly, held of John Mulso, esquire, in
socage.
Little Harrowden, 2 messuages, worth nothing yearly, and 40 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly. They are not held of the king, but of whom is unknown.
Shutlanger, 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly. They are not held of the king, but of whom is unknown.
Foscote, 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, held of Edmund Grey, lord of
Towcester, knight,
service unknown.
She held the following for life
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by grant of
John
Faukes
and
Thomas
God
to
William
Harwedon
and Margery for their lives, with
remainder to
William
Harwedon, junior
, and Margaret his wife, daughter of
William
Vaus
and
Eleanor his wife, daughter and heir of
Thomas
Drakelowe, knight
, and the heirs of the bodies of William and Margaret. The grant was made by charter, shown to the jurors, and the following lands and tenements were described as all their lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services that were lately of
John
Deyster
of Banbury.
William Harwedon, senior, died with Margery still living. She thus died seised as of free tenement by virtue of the grant.
Plumpton, one messuage and a cottage, worth nothing yearly, and 20 a. land, each acre worth 2d. yearly, that were of John Deyster of
Banbury.
Plumpton ‘Westwode’, 15 a. wood, the underwood worth nothing yearly because it was sold last year.
Plumpton, one rood of land, named ‘Glebe’, worth 1/2d. yearly,
and rent of 1/2lb pepper, taken yearly at Easter from
John
Clerk
for his tenement in
Blakesley.
The lands and tenements in
Plumpton are held of the heirs of
Thomas
Wodell, esquire
,
service unknown.
She held the following in dower from a free tenement that was of William Harwedon, lately her husband, by endowment of William son and heir of William.
Great Harrowden, 1/3 messuage, worth nothing yearly, and 26 a. land, each acre worth 2 1/2d. yearly, held of
William
Vaus, esquire
, as
1/20 knight’s fee.
