Reference
R8/62/1/2(Roll4)
Title
Willington, court roll [membrane 1]
Date free text
26 May, 19 Richard II [1396]
Production date
From: 1396 To: 1396
Scope and Content
Wyliton Court held there on Friday in the Week of Pentecost in the nineteenth year of the reign of Richard the second after the conquest [26th May 1396]
Essoin: Richard Starlyng of the community through d
The homage, sworn men
Thomas Miton William Tele Thomas Yerway John Maryon
John Band John Ridere Adam Cartere Thomas Myton
Richard Yarwy John Southmyln' John Cartere Adam Warde
It was presented that John Bromham [annotated 'came after'] made default, therefore he was amerced.
Amercement ixd [9d ]
Also they presented that Richard iijd [3d] Fesaunt cut down j [1] apple tree valued at vjd [6d] on the lord's land, therefore he is amerced
Amercement ijd [2d] and penalty
Also they presented that William ijd [2d] Woddy appropriated timber from the lord’s land against Coupull [Cople]. Therefore he is amerced. And it was ordered that he is to put it right before the next [court] under a penalty of half a mark [6s. 8d]
Amercement iijd [3d]
Also they presented that John iijd [3d] Buddenham trespassed in the lord's wood with sheep and therefore is at mercy to the lord, with the pledgse of John Southmyln and John Maryon
Amercement iijd [3d]
John iijd [3d] Cartere was amerced because of a suit by Thomas Miton and his sokemen, farmers of the manor, in a plea of debt for ij [2] quarters of land valued at viijs [8s] which was ordered to be raised from the goods [and] chattels of the same John for the use of the said Thomas and his sokemen.
Amercement ijd [2d]
Adam ijd [2d] Abel was amerced because of a suit by John Gostwyk in a plea of debt, that is to say for vjs viijd [6s 8d] and which was ordered to be raised from his goods and chattels
ijs iiijd [2s 4d]
Robert Miton gives to the lord for the timber from his neglected house which he has sold as above [ ie 2s 4d]
Premium xijd [12d]
Joan, who was the widow of Thomas Avaunt, came to this Court and surrendered into the lord's hands one Messuage and x [10] acres of land. And afterwards in the same Court John Partrych came and took the said Messuage and land, aforesaid, from the lord, to be held for the term of his life according to the custom of the manor, rendering xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year at the usual terms. And he gave the above premium to the lord and made fealty
Amercement ijd [2d]
John ijd [2d] Taillour was amerced in a certain view by John Starlyng in plea of debt that is to say for xijs iiijd [12s 4d] which was ordered to be raised from the goods and chattels of John Taillour himself for the use of the aforesaid said John Starlyng
Amercement ijd [2d]
Adam ijd [2d] Abel is amerced because of a false claim in a plea against John Gostwyk
Amercement ijd [2d]
Richard ijd [2d] Fesaunt is amerced because of a plea against John Marion in a plea of debt. That is to say ijd [2d] which was ordered to be raised
Amercement ixd [9d]
And it was presented that John iijd [3d] Berde, John iijd [3d] Yarwy and John iijd [3d] Cartere have not mended their ruined buildings as they were ordered at the last court. And at the last [court] they were ordered to repair them before the next under a penalty of xxs [20s] for each of them.
Amercement ijd [2d]
Adam ijd [2d] Abel is amerced because of a suit against Adam Warde in a plea of debt. That is to say vjs viijd [6s 8d] and vjd [6d] compensation which was ordered to be raised
Total of the profits of court: vjs iiijd [6s 4d] charged in the account of William Rydere, bailiff of Wylyton in the 19th year of the reign of King Richard
Assessors of fines: John Maryon, Adam Warde. [Sum vjs iiijd [6s 4d] - deleted]
[Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]
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