Scope and Content
Letters Patent:
1) Henry VIII at Terling, Essex
2) John Gostwyk and his wife Joan
Grant in fee by 1) to 2) of:
- the manor or lordship of Wyngrave [Wingrave], Bucks, belonging to the late monastery of Wobome [Woburn], Beds, which came into the King's hands upon the finding of an inquisition taken at Northmerston [North Marston], Bucks, 21 Oct. 30 Henry VIII before Thomas Decans, then escheator in the said County, whereby it appeared that Robert Hobbes, late abbot of Woborne, being on the 10 Jan. 29 Henry VIII and afterwards seized in his lordship as of fee, in right of the said monastery, of the said manor of lordship, was attainted of high treason, and that the said manor was worth £4 13s. 4d. a year
- also a tenement and all lands etc. called Colmans, now in the tenure of William Berd, in Goldyngton [Goldington], Beds., and a messuage in the tenure of the said William, near the land of the priory of Newenham [Newnham] in Goldyngton; the lands late in the tenure of William Browne and now in that of Thomas Browne and Margaret his wife; the tenement and lands called "le Hemplond"; a tenement etc. called Perlesse now in the tenure of William Felde, and all lands etc. late in the tenure of Henry Stokes and now in that of William Felde; one messuage etc. late in the tenure of Robert Keynhowe and eight acres of arable land late in the tenure of the said Robert and now in that of John Lawpage; all in Goldyngton, belonging to the said late monastery; annual rents of 10d from Thomas Browne, 16d. from William Fox, and 8d from Francis Fitz Geffrey, and 11/2d. from Robert Hasylden for lands [specified] in Goldington, the last near "Partnall broke" [Pertenhall Brook?]; 12d. of rent issuing from two messuages of one John Atinete alias Adenett in Cardyngton [Cardington]; and 2s. of annual rent issuing from one messuage of the prior and convent of Newenham, now in the tenure of William Boughton in Goldyngton, the grange, now in the tenure of Richard Caryngton, of Lygons, and late in the tenure of Gerard Carington, his father, in Dunton and Eyeworth; the two closes of land etc. called Portmede close and le Haylond Leez alias Newclose now in the tenure of the said prior of Newenham in Goldyngton; the meadow called Ibonds mede late in the tenure of Sir William Butler [Boteler] in Byddenham [Biddenham]; the close of pasture late in the tenure of Thomas Cowper within the precincts of the manor of Potenhoe [Putnoe], Beds., and the manor of Eckton alias Eyton [Ecton], Northants; all which premises belonged to Warden; and all possessions of that monastery in Goldington, Cardington, Dunton, Eyeworth, Biddenham and Pottenhowe [Putnoe]. Also all lands etc. in Copull [Cople], now in the tenure of the said John Gostwyke, which belonged to the late priory of Chixsande [Chicksands]; yearly value £10.
also all the messuages, lands etc. now in the several tenures of Thomas Ringwode, John Parker, John Barker, Thomas Jely, and John Pope, in Burgate, Hants., which belonged to the late priory of Mayden-bradley [Maiden Bradley], Wilts. , which are of the clear yearly value of 27s. 91/2d.
- also all lands etc. called Pethilles in the lordship of Branape, Staffs, which were late in the tenure of Robert Whitoke alias Whitall and belonged to the late monastery of Croxden, Staffs., and which are of the yearly value of 13s. 4d.
TO HOLD the premises by the following yearly rents, viz: for the lands etc., in Goldington, Cardington, Dunton, Eyeworth, Biddenham and Putnoe, 45s. 4d.; for the manor of Ecton, 6s.; for the lands etc. in Burgate, 2s.10d., and for the lands etc. called Pethilles 16d.
Initial portrait of King Henry VIII on his throne, holding the orb and sceptre. Above the rest of the top line is more tinted decoration including the crown and royal badges with a closely detailed background of foliage, etc.
Seal: Great seal [damaged] in brown wax, attached by a green and white silk cord. The seal with the words "Fidei Defensor" was in use between 1532 and 1542
Attestation: Examined and signed by a member of the Tusser family, hereditary keepers of the Great Seal attached to the above;
Receipt signed by Thomas Pope, treasurer of the Court of Augmentations, acknowledging payment of six hundred and ninety-eight pounds and ten shillings.