‹ E-CIPM 26-213: WILLIAM TEMPEST, ESQUIRE ›

Holdings

He held no lands or tenements in demesne or in service of the king or of anyone else, nor was he seized in any way of any lands or tenements in the county. He was lately seised of the following in demesne as of fee. But long before his death – described as William Tempest, esquire – he granted the manor – described as all his lands, tenements, rents, reversions, and services in Yorkshire and Northumberland and in the bishopric of Durham – to Richard, earl of Salisbury , Ralph, lord Sudeley , John Mongomery, knight , John Conestable, knight , Thomas Grene , Christopher Boynton , Robert Danby , Roland Tempest , and William Clerk , and their heirs and assigns. As a result they were seised in demesne as of fee and continued in that estate long before William’s death, at the time of his death, and afterwards, and are still seised at present. The charter, dated 21 May 1443, was shown to the jurors.

Holdings

He held the following in demesne as of fee [sic], of the king in chief, of the honour of Richmond, by knight service.

William Asscogh , John Rossell , and Thomas Seggewyk were seised therein in demesne as of fee [sic], held of William Tempest, esquire , on the day of his death by knight service, viz. by homage and fealty, and scutage of 4d. when it runs at 20s., and less or more when it is less or more, and by rent of 16s. payable at Whitsun and Martinmas. William Tempest, knight , father of William, granted the following to William – described as William Tempest his son – and to Elizabeth, daughter of John Moungomery, knight , and the heirs of their bodies, with reversion to William Tempest, knight , and his heirs. The manor of Hartforth was described as the manor of Hartforth with all the lands and tenements which William the father had in the vill of Hartforth with the services of free tenants there, excepting a close called ‘le Lyth’. The indented charter, dated at Hartforth, 3 March 1440, was shown to the jurors. William the son and Elizabeth were seised in demesne as of fee tail, and continued in that estate for the whole life of William the father. He was seised of the following in demesne as of fee. Afterward, described as William Tempest, esquire , by charter dated 21 May 1443, shown to the jurors, he granted all the premises – described as all his manors, lands, tenements, rents, reversions and services in Yorkshire and Northumberland and in the bishopric of Durham – to Richard, earl of Salisbury , Ralph, lord Sudeley , John Moungomery, knight , John Conestable, knight , Thomas Grene , Christopher Boynton , Robert Danby , Roland Tempest , and William Clerk , and their heirs and assigns. As a result they were seised in demesne as of fee and are still seised. The jurors do not know whether the earl of Salisbury agreed to the feoffment of the manor of Linton which is held of him. . All the above – among other manors, lands, and tenements – descended to William the son as son and heir after the death of William the father, who had been seised in demesne as of fee.