Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/4(Roll21)
  • Title
    Willington, view of frankpledge and court roll. Manor of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England [membrane 5]
  • Date free text
    6 Oct, 4 Henry V [1416]
  • Production date
    From: 1416 To: 1416
  • Scope and Content
    Roll 21 Welyngton View of Frankpledge with Court of John Mowbray, Earl Marshall and of Nottingham held there on the Tuesday next before the feast of St. Dennis in the fourth year of the reign of Henry Vth after the conquest. [6th October 1416] Bekyngham Essoins Walter Pecke and Robert Cook of the community by John Crane Sworn men John Myton John Treket Thomas Rydere John Rydere John Yarwey Robert Partrych John Gaubryel Thomas Tele John Bande the younger Henry Yarwey John Palmere John Rydere the younger Common fine xijs [12s] amercement iiijd [4d] They present that they gave xijs [12s] as common fine this day. And that the Prior a day of Newnham and Roger ijd [2d] Kempsten and Geoffrey ijd [2d] Aubrey made default and therefore they are amerced note days + amercement viijd [8d] note well [in darker ink] days, penalties,penalties Also they present that Thomas ijd [2d] Tele recognizes that John his son is outside a tithing, therefore he is amerced. And that Robert + ijd [2d] Fesound recognized that William his son is outside a tithing, therefore he is amerced. And it was ordered that John and William have a day against the next [court] to join a tithing. And that the Miller ijd [2d] took tolls by a measure without a seal. Therefore he is amerced. And that John vjd [6d] Goffe and Mariota his wife made illegal recovery from Richard Marable, the lord’s bailiff. Therefore they are amerced. And that John ijd [2d] Pecke enclosed an enclosure, of the lord’s his common in his wood, called the Hoo with fences and a ditch and he has put one of his granges there from ancient time. Therefore he is amerced. And he is ordered to make open the said enclosure before Easter under a penalty of half a mark [6s 8d]. Amercement iijd [3d] penalty Also they present that Randolph Pelter [annotated 'mended'] has ploughed the lord’s road called Smalweye, causing nuisance. Therefore he is amerced. And it is ordered that he should put it right before the next [court] under a penalty of xijd [12d]. Penalty rendered … amercement iiijd [4d] penalty is raised Also they present that Thomas Shepherde took one ewe valued at viijd [8d] from the goods and chattels of John Shepherde of Coupul [Cople] within the lord’s liberty against the lord King’s peace. And the said sheep was kept for a long time outside the said liberty. Therefore it was ordered that Thomas himself is to be taken to make a fine to the lord for the said transgression. And that the aforesaid John iiijd [4d] Shepherde recovered the said sheep without the warrant of the lord’s officials. Therefore he is amerced with the pledges of John Gaubryel and Thomas Rydere and he was ordered to raise the aforesaid penalty for the use of the lord. Amercement vijd [7d] John Bande and Robert Partrych, constables, present that Isabell iiijd [4d] wife of John Bande the elder assaulted Joan Fesaund and has beaten the same against the peace of the lord king. Therefore she is amerced. And that the said Joan rightly called the hue on the said Isabell, iijd [3d] therefore she is amerced. Amercement xiiijd [14d] William Rydere and Robert Myton, tasters of ale present that John vjd [6d] Goffe constantly, John ijd [2d] Bande the elder j [1], and Thomas ijd [2d] Rydere ij [2] brewed and sold ale and broke the assize, therefore they are amerced. And that John ijd [2d] Goffe sold ale by the bottle and the cup. Therefore he is amerced. And that the same John ijd [2d] sold ale against the mandate of the tasters of ale. Therefore he is amerced. Herriot one horse valued at vjd [6d], fealty Also the aforesaid sworn men present that Richard Sterlyng who held one cottage and half a virgate of land from the lord according to the custom of the Manor closed his existence after the day of the last Court. After his death a new herriot of one horse valued at vjd [6d] falls due to the lord, the bailiff is answerable. And on this, his wife Anna came and claimed to hold the said holding from the lord on her own, according to the custom of the manor. And it was granted to her and she made fealty. Defective buildings a day penalty And they present that Anna Starlyng [annotated 'mended'] has one ruined grange and needs ij [2] wall-plates, ij [2] foundation beams and vj [6] studs. Richard Lygtfot [annotated 'mended'] has one ruined Insethouse and needs xij [12] foundation beams. John Myton [annotated 'mended'] has one ruined Insethouse and needs one wall-plate and j [1] foundation beam, and he has one grange and needs ij [2] foundation beams and iiijd [4] studs. John Gaubryel [annotated 'mended'] has one grange and needs iij [3] foundation beams. John Bande [annotated 'mended'] the younger has j [1] grange and needs xij [12] foundation beams. William Wryght [annotated 'mended'] has one room and needs iiij [4] foundation beams and xij [12] studs, and he has one grange and needs j [1] foundation beam and iij [3] studs. Thomas Rydere [annotated 'mended'] has one grange and needs iiij [4] posts, ij [2] beams, iiij [4] wall-plates, xx [20] spars and xiiij [14] studs. And John Milond needs for the mill iiij [4] trees for the cogs. And the keeper of the woods there was ordered that he should give the aforesaid timber to the aforesaid tenants by the view of William Rydere. And the aforesaid tenants were ordered to make their repairs, to their aforesaid holdings, before the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist [24th. June] next in the future, under a penalty of xls [40s] for each. [illegible] William Rydere the lord’s bailiff came to this court and said that a certain tenement with half a virgate which was lately held by Felicia Prentys, still lies in the hand of the lord and that no tenant has still been put [in] on account of the bailiff having been beseeched that he should make remedy so that no loss should befall the lord from the Abovementioned holding. The whole homage was ordered on their oath to enquire and certify of the steward if there is anyone native or other within the demesne of the lord that could hold and occupy the said tenement. Who say on their oath that John [blank and/or illegible] is able to hold and maintain the aforesaid tenement. Thefore it is ordered that he should take the said tenement and manage it so that he should be responsible for the rent and other services to the lord and not in his [illegible, ] Fealty To this court came John Veysye the younger and he took from the lord j [1] acre and a half of land called jevysland which was lately in the tenure of John Bande the younger. To be held by the same John for the term of his life, rendering therefrom to the lord a year just as the aforesaid Bande customarily did and all services and suit of Court… And he made fealty. Holding in the hand of the lord Still the bailiff was answerable to the lord for the proceeds from ij [2] cottages lately belonging of Robert Dolt, Smith, which pay per annum iiijs [4s] still being in the hand of the lord because of lack of a tenant. Twelve sworn men John Gostwyk Thomas Stoughton Walter Wryght the younger, Thomas Sterlyng Robert Myton Geoffrey Breton Richard H…set or fet Peter Rudland William Tayllour William Wryght the elder Robert Fesond John Warner Penalty incurred xijs [12s] They present that certain orders were made in the preceding Court by all the tenants of the lord namely that all those who hold any bullocks should have them only in that field which is sown with peas , as appears in the lord’s Court, which is called Estfeld, for sustaining and pasturing their bullocks and they should not let them pass over into other fields, under a penalty for each which breaks this order, paying ijs [2s] to the lord. And it is now found that John Yarwey, Henry Yarwey, John Crook, John Rudland, Thomas Tele, Robert Partrych make against the same aforesaid order. Therefore they incur the penalties, that is to say, for each of them ijs [2s] which is ordered to be raised for the use of the lord. And afterwards the head steward at the Court held there on the Wednesday next after the feast of Saint Dennis in the 5th. Year of the reign [13th October 1417}, as a result of the supplications of the aforesaid John Yarwey and all the above tenants, he should condone and relieve the aforesaid tenants so that all the tenants who hold any bullocks, should remove the said bullocks from outside the lord’s demesne before the feast of St Peter in Chains [1st August] and unless that shall have been done, the said penalty shall be raised for the use of the lord from the aforesaid tenants. Assessors of fines Robert Myton and John Rydere Sum xvjs vijd [16s 7d] therefrom in expenses of the steward on the same day, all included vjs ijd [6s 2d] [Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]
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