R8/62/1/4(Roll18)

Willington, court roll. Manor of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England [membrane 7 & 7d]

18 Apr, 3 Henry V [1415]

From: 1415 To: 1415

Roll 18 Court of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Marshall of England, held there on Thursday next after the feast of Saints Tiburtius and Valerianus [14th April] in the third year of the reign of Henry the fifth after the conquest [18th April 1415] Sworn men John Bande Henry Yarwey Thomas Tele John Myton John Treket John Palmere John Rydere John Yarwey Thomas Rydere John Gaubryel John Bande the younger Robert Patryche Defective buildings, penalties They present that Robert Fesaund [annotated 'put right'] has one grange, Richard [illegible] Baudewene one grange, Nicholas Mergrede [annotated 'put right'] one grange, John Crakewell one grange and a solar and a pig-sty, Richard Lyhtfot one malt kiln, which are ruined and defective. Therefore they were ordered to well and competently put right the said buildings before the feast of Saint Peter in Chains [August 1] under a penalty for each of xxs [20s]. Grant, premium xijd, fealty Also they present that John Rydere handed over one messuage and half a virgate of land to Peter Bocher which was arranged without permission from the lord. Therefore the said messuage was ordered to be taken into the hand of the lord. And afterwards the said Peter Bocher came to this Court and took the said holding from the Lord. To be held by the said Peter for the term of his life, according to the custom of the Manor, r Rendering and making services therefrom to the lord annually as the aforesaid John Rydere had customarily rendered and made. And the said Peter will maintain, sustain, repair and put right the said holding at his own expense, taking large timber from the lord. For this he provided pledges, that is to say, Thomas Starlyng and Robert Myton. And he is not allowed to hand over the said holding, or any part of it, without permission from the lord. And the said Peter will pay heriot after his death or withdrawal, according to the custom of the Manor. And he gave xijd [12d] to the lord as premium. And he made fealty. Amercement iiijd [4d] It was found by the keeper of Shirehatche wood, by the pledge of John Warner, that Thomas ijd [2d] Stacy with John ijd [2d] Pecke trespassed in the aforesaid wood. Therefore they are amerced. Amercement ijd [2d] William Wright, who has fallen due against William Hieygue vicar of the church in Kerdyngton [Cardington] in a plea of debt, is amerced. Overleaf Wylyton Court Roll with account at Michaelmas in the third year of Henry Vo [5th 1415] Heriot of j [1] pig, valued at xijd [12d], [illegible] the bailiff is answerable To this court came Thomas Smyth and surrendered one Messuage and half a virgate of land into the hand of the lord. After this surrender one pig valued at xijd [12d] fell due to the lord as heriot. And so was rendered by the same Thomas in full Court and the bailiff is answerable. And afterwards in the Same Court the lord granted the said holding to John Rydere the younger. To be held by the same John for the term of his life, according to the custom of the Manor, rendering and making to the lord annually just as the aforesaid Thomas customarily rendered and made. And the said John will maintain, sustain, repair and put right the said holding at his own expense, taking large timber to repair the said holding as is necessary. And for this he provided pledges, that is to say, John Myton and John Treket. And the said John will not sublet the said holding or any part of it without permission from the lord. And a herriot after his decease or withdrawal, according to the custom of the Manor. And he gave xijd [12d] to the lord as premium. And he made fealty. Grant, premium xld [40d], fealty Agnes Warner surrendered into the hand of the lord one Messuage and half a virgate of land, which she held from the lord, according to the custom of the Manor. And afterwards in the Same Court the Lord granted the said holding to William Wryght to be Held by the same William for the term of his life, according to the custom of the Manor. Rendering and making to the lord annually the services and customary dues just as the aforesaid Agnes customarily rendered and made. And the said William will maintain, sustain, repair and put right the said holding at his own expense with the pledges of Robert Myton and John Gaubryel, taking large timber from the lord to sustain the said holding as was necessary. And he gave xld [40d] as premium to the lord. And he made fealty. Orders It was ordered by all the lord’s tenants that everyone whatsoever who has any land in the common fields [illegible] is to make one drain on their land before the feast of St. Mark [perhaps April 25th] next in the future, so that the waters do not overflow the said fields but have been put in their watercourses outside the said fields, and that the said fields are not blackened by the aforesaid defective watercourses, under a penalty of xijd [12d] paid and xijd [12d] paid to the church. Also it was ordered by the same that everyone whatsoever should keep their sheep and calves within their enclosures so that neither their sheep nor calves cause any damage in either the grain or the grass of their neighbours. Under penalties of xijd [12d] paid to the lord and xijd [12d] to the church. Also it was ordered by the same that everyone whatsoever who holds any pigs in the township, who puts the said pigs in the keeping of the community keeper of pigs, just as most of the community’s pigs are put, if this does not happen , [they] must pay the lord vjd [6d] and vjd [6d] to the church. And anyone who always keeps his pigs in his own custody has paid the salary and stipend of the community keeper of pigs for his neighbours in the township. Also it was ordered by the same that no-one is to tie any bullocks within the corn of their neighbours also that their foals make no damage. And if it should happen against this order he will pay xijd [12d] to the lord and xijd [12d] to the church. Also it was ordered by the same that no bullocks are to be depastured or pastured for all the year in those fields in which horses are pastured. And if it should happen [he] will pay to the lord xijd [12d] and xijd [12d] to the church. Handing over of timber The Keeper of Shyrehacce handed over, by the order of the Steward and the view of William Rydere, reeve there, to William Wryght iij [3] foundation beams to put right j [1] Insethouse and j [1] bakehouse, to Thomas Smyth ij [2] foundation beams for one Insethouse, to Geoffrey Palmer iij [3] foundation beams for j [1] room, for the miller ij [2] Crabtrees for the workings of the mill, to John Crakewell xij [12] trees, that is to say foundation beams and timbers for one grange and j [1] room, to John Rudland ij [2] trees for j [1] Insethouse, to John Tele xiij [13] foundation beams and spars for one Insethouse. And it was ordered to them to put the aforesaid timbers in the repairs of their buildings before the next [court] under a penalty of xxs for each of them. Asssessors of fines John Bande, Thomas Rydere Sum vjs xd [6s 10d], therefrom in expenses of the head steward on the same day iijs vd ob [3s 5½d] [Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]

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Mowbray, John de [3rd Earl of Nottingham],
Bande, John,
Baudewene, Richard,
Bocher, Peter,
Crakewell, John,
Fesaund, Robert,
Gaubryel, John,
Hieygue, William,
Lyhtfot, Richard,
Mergrede, Nicholas,
Myton, John,
Myton, Robert,
Palmer, Geoffrey,
Palmere, John,
Partryche, Robert,
Pecke, John,
Rudland, John,
Rydere, John,
Rydere, Thomas,
Smyth, Thomas,
Stacy, Thomas,
Starlyng, Thomas,
Tele, John,
Tele, Thomas,
Treket, John,
Warner, Agnes,
Warner, John,
Wright, William,
Yarwey, Henry,
Yarwey, John

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