FAC1/C138/50

Inquisition post mortem concerning the estate of Margaret, wife of Giles Daubeney, in Kempston

20 July 1420

From: 1420 To: 1420

Translation: An inquisition taken at Bedford in the county of Bedford on Saturday the feast of St. Margaret the Virgin in the eighth year of the reign of Henry the fifth after the Conquest before Thomas Inyngham,escheator of the said lord king in the aforesaid county by virtue of a certain writ of the lord king to the same escheator and this inquisition was sworn by the oath of John Carleton Nicholas Carleton Robert atte Okys Thomas Russel Thomas Carter William atte Slo William Carpenter John Rycher John Carpenter Richard Calwel Bartholomew Bodard and John Adam who said on their oath that Margaret who was the wife of Giles Daubeney Chevaliar named in the said writ held on the day of her death in the county aforesaid in dower hereditarily from Giles Daubeney Knight son and heir of the said Giles Daubeny chevalier named in the said writ and still living, ... a third part of a third part of the manor of Kempston with appurtenances , that is to say ... a high chamber above the gate there with two rooms joined to the same ... a stable, ... half of a bakehouse and of a chapel ...a house called le Heybarn with a sheepfold adjoining the same ... a third part of a certain building called le Gest stabill all of which are worth nothing annually beyond reprises. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day she died in the same way a third part of a dovecate with a third part of a garden with appurtenances, which same third parts of a dovecote and garden are worth each year in all outgoings beyond reprises 2s. And they say that the same Margaret held there on the day she died in the same way 83 acres of arable land , each acre of which is worth annually in all outgoings beyond reprises 3d. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day she died in the same manner 25 acres of pasture with appurtenances, each acre of which by itself is worth annually in all outgoings beyond reprises 4d. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day she died in the same manner 7 acres of meadow of which each acre by itself is worth annually in all outgoings beyond reprises 28d. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day she died in the same manner a certain rent of 5s 1d with a pound of pepper paid annually at the feast of St Michael so much by certain free tenants there. And they say that the Margaret held there on the day on which she died in the same manner 6 virgates of land of which each virgate by itself is worth yearly in all outgoings beyond reprises 10s to be paid by certain customary tenants at the four prinicipal terms in the year, that is to say, at the feasts of the Nativity of our lord; Easter, the Natavity of St.John the Baptists and St. Michael by equal portions. And they say that the same Margaret held there on the day she died in the same way 8 cottages of various customary tenants there which are worth annually in all outgoings beyond reprises together with 7s 9 1/4d of rent called Le Yelt 40s paid annually at the four said terms of the year. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day on which she died in the same way a third part of a several water there which is worth annually in all outgoings beyond reprises 3s 4d to be paid annually at the same four terms in the year. And they say that the said Margaret held there on the day on which she died in the same way 5 acres 1 rood of underwood which is worth nothing annually beyond reprises except in each seventh year in which the same wood is usually cut down and then each acre of such wood is worth by [ ] 5s and in this year they present that the same wood cannot be cut because it is outside the time [ ]. And they say that the said Margaret held there similarly 8 acres and 2 roods of great wood with appurtenances which is worth nothing each year beyond reprises. And the said jurors say that the said Margaret held there in the same way on the day she died all the aforesaid third part of the manor aforesaid with appurtenances as set out from the lord king in chief as from the honour of Huntyngdon by millitary services concerning the amount of such service the said jurors are ignorant what to present. And they say that the said Margaret named in the said writ on the day she died held no other or more lands or tenements[?] in dower and hereditarily of the said Giles her son nor otherwise in the aforesaid county from the said King in chief nor from any others in demesne nor in services. And they say that the same Margaret died on the last day of June last past before the day of the taking of this Inquisition. And they say that the said Giles Daubeney Knight the son not only of Giles Daubeney deceased but also of the said Margaret named in the said writ, is still living and is next son and heir of the same Margaret named in the said writ and is of the age of 25 years and more. In witness of which the aforesaid jurors have placed their seals to this inquisition dated the day year and place abovewritten.

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Daubeney, Margaret,
Daubeney, Giles

Manor of Kempston, KEMPSTON