R8/62/1/3(Roll13)

Willington, court roll. Manor in the custody of Joan, Queen of England, [second wife of Henry IV] [membrane 7]

[22 Apr], 12 Henry IV [1411]

From: 1411 To: 1411

R Box 212, R8/62/1/3 membrane 7 (Roll 13) Roll 13 Welyngton Court of Joan Queen of England held there on Wednesday next after the close of Easter in the twelfth year of the reign of king Henry the fourth after the conquest. [22nd April 1411] Boteler Essoins John Crakewell, William Webbe, of the community through John Grace Sworn men John Bande John Myton Henry Yarwey John Treket Robert Myton John Rydere Thomas Sherborn John Yarwey Thomas Rydere John Gaubryel John Goffe John Warner the younger Herriot j [1] horse valued at xiijs iiijd [13s 4d], the bailiff is answerable They present that John Prentys who held one Messuage with half a virgate of land from the Lady, according to the custom of the manor, closed his existence after the day of the last Court. After whose death a heriot of one horse valued at xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] falls due to the lady and the bailiff is answerable. And afterwards Felicia, wife of the said John, came and claimed to hold the said holding, according to the custom of the Manor, and the lady granted the aforesaid holding to her. To be held by the same Felicia for the term of her life, Rendering and making therefrom to the lady annually just as the aforesaid John her husband rendered and customarily made. And she provided pledges, that is to say, from Robert Myton and Henry Yarwey for the house being on the said Messuage to be repaired, put right and sustained. Defective house, penalty raised, grant Also they presented that the Messuage which Matilda Yarwey lately held is ruined and defective because of the default of the said Matilda to the value of vjs viijd [6s 8d] which was ordered to be raised from the goods and chattels of Matilda herself and put in the repairs of the aforesaid buildings. And afterwards the lady granted the said Messuage, with half a virgate of land, to John Tele; to be held by the same John by Court roll, according to the custom of the manor, for the term of his life, rendering xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] and service annually therefrom to the lady. And the said John will maintain, sustain, repair and put right the said Messuage and moreover the Lady granted vjs viiid [6s 8d] to the same John aforesaid for repairs to the buildings of the aforesaid Messuage. And the bailiff was ordered to raise the said vjs viijd [6s 8d] for the use of the said John. And he gave xxd [20d] as premium to the lady and he made fealty. And he provided pledges for sustaining the said buildings from John Gostewyk and Nicholas Watte. Herriot j [1] cow, valued at viijs [8s] and half a cow valued at iijs [3s] Also it was presented that John Gras, who held one Messuage with half a virgate of land and a quartron of land from the lady for xxs [20s] and services, closed his existence after the day of the last court and after whose death one cow valued at viijs [8s] falls due to the lady as herriot and half of another cow valued at iijs [3s] and the bailiff is answerable. Defective houses, penalty Also it is presented that Robert [annotated 'mended'] Akyrman one grange, John [annotated 'mended'] Cartere the younger [blank] Richard [annotated 'mended'] Starlyng one shippon, Agnes [annotated 'mended'] Shaxton one shippon, William + Webbe one room and j [1] grange, Henry a day Yarwey one grange, John + a day Goffe one sheep-pen, John ++ a day Yarwey j [1] grange and John + Storge one Inset house. has The aforesaid buildings are ruined and defective therefore it is ordered that they should mend them before the next [court] under a penalty for each of them of xs [10s] Penalty It is ordered that Thomas Tele [annotated 'mended'] should put xij [12] trees which have been delivered by John Tunstill for the repairs of his buildings just as was ordered in the preceding Court under a penalty of xs [10s] Still Adam Warde, and his pledges Robert Myton and Thomas Sherborn, were ordered to well and sufficiently repair his ruined buildings as the order was made in the preceding court, under a penalty of xls [40s] Penalty It was ordered to all the tenants that no tenant [should] at any time [have] hounds within the demesne of the lady under a penalty of half a mark, [6s 8d] neither any dogs to go down the lady’s Warren under a penalty of half a mark, [6s 8d] Penalty + Also John Fylle the miller and his pledges were ordered to make the mill Dam good and sufficient before the next [court] under a penalty of xl pounds [£40]. Amercement ijd [2d] withdrawn John Rydere acknowledged in open court he owes John Partryche iijs viijd [3s 8d]. It was considered by the court that the said John Partryche should recoup the debt in instalments of iiijd [4d]. And the said John Rydere was at mercy and it was withdrawn. Handing over of timber John Tunstall, keeper of the woods there, handed over C [100] trees to John Warner the younger to repair his buildings, to Richard Starlyng vj [6], to Robert Feldman vj [6] beams, Thomas Rydere xl [40] beams, John Bande the elder Cxx [120] trees for making one Insethouse, John Crakewell viiij [9] trees. And it is ordered to all the aforesaid tenants that they should put the aforesaid timber in the repairs of their buildings before the next [court] under a penalty for each of them of xxs [20s]. It was ordered by all the tenants that no-one is to permit any colts to pass at large, that is to say, that they are to be penned with their mothers. So that [if] they are found to have been delinquent, they will be under a penalty of vjd [6d] Also it was ordered by the same that no-one is permitted to let their sheep, pigs or calves roam in the fields [torn edge] without custody, allowing them to trespass on to the herbage and corn of the neighbourhood, under penalties, if they should have been found delinquent, of vjd [6d] to the lady and vjd [6d] to the church. Assessors of fines Robert Myton, Thomas Rydere, Sum total xxvjs ijd [26s 2d] therefrom in steward’s expenses ijs ixd ob [2s 9½d] [Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]

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Joan [Queen of Henry IV],
Akyrman, Robert,
Bande, John,
Cartere, John,
Crakewell, John,
Cras, John,
Feldman, Robert,
Fylle, John,
Gaubryel, John,
Goffe, John,
Gostewyk, John,
Tele, John,
Myton, John,
Myton, Robert,
Partryche, John,
Prentys, John,
Rydere, John,
Rydere, Thomas,
Shaxton, Agnes,
Sherborn, Thomas,
Starlyng, Richard,
Storge, John,
Tele, Thomas,
Treket, John,
Tunstall, John,
Warde, Adam,
Warner, John,
Watte, Nicholas,
Webbe, William,
Yarwey, Henry,
Yarwey, John,
Yarwey, Matilda

WILLINGTON, Willington Manor, court rolls, heriot, horses, Manorial officers, bailiff, warrens, dogs, miller, MILLS, debt, woods, sheep, pigs