R8/62/1/4(Roll22)

Willington, court roll [membrane 5d]

4 May, 5 Henry V [1417]

From: 1417 To: 1417

Roll 22 Weylyton: for the fields at Michaelmas, [29th September] in the fifth year of the reign of Henry V [1417] [ this heading seems not to have been used, as further down the page the following record begins] Court held there on the Tuesday next after the feast of the finding of the Sacred Cross [3rd May] in the fifth year of the reign of Henry V after the conquest. [Tuesday 4th May 1417] Sworn men John Myton John Yarwey Robert Partrych John Gaubryel Thomas Tele John Bande the younger Henry Yarwey John Palmere John Rydere the younger John Treket Thomas Rydere John Bande the elder Serf outside the demesne They present that John Rydere Tayllour , servant of Thomas Tayllour, serf of the demesne, lives at Ronhale outside his demesne and homage. Therefore he was ordered to be seized. Defective buildings Also they present that John Bande [annotated 'mended'] has j [1] grange and j [1]Insethouse and he needs ij [2] foundation beams and vj [6] studs, Robert Akerman [annotated 'not mended'] has j [1] Insethouse and needs ij [2] wall-plates ij [2] foundation beams and vj [6] studs, Richard + + [illegible] Bandewene [has] j [1] grange and needs vj [6] studs, John Goffe [annotated 'mended'] j [1] malt-kiln and needs j [1] beam ij [2] studs ij [2] brasys and ij [2] foundation beams, Alice Tele [annotated 'mended'] j [1] grange and needs jx [9] studs, William+ Wryght+ the elder, one malt-kiln and needs iij [3] foundation beams vj [6] binding studs, xij [12] spars and iij [3] beams. They have the aforesaid ruined and defective buildings therefore the Wodewarde is ordered to deliver the aforesaid timber to the aforesaid tenants and that the aforesaid tenants should put the said timber in the repairs of the aforesaid buildings before the feast of the Nativity of the Lord next in the future, under a penalty of xxs [20s] for each. Grant, premium ij [2] capons fealty At this court the Lord granted to Nicholas Mergret one messuage and half a virgate of land which had been held by Felicia Prentys. To be held by the same Nicholas for the term of his life, according to the custom of the manor, Rendering and making therefrom annually to the lord just as the aforesaid Felicia customarily rendered and made. And the said Nicholas will maintain, sustain and repair and put right the said holding at his own cost and expense, taking large timber from the lord as becomes necessary, through the pledge of Master William Cook. And he gave ij [2] capons to the lord as a premium and made fealty. Allowance of timber It was ordered that the keeper of the wood of Shirewode should hand over viij [8] trees to John Treket to repair his buildings, and x [10] to Henry Yarwey to repair one room and one lervar and x [10], to Thomas Starlyng for the repair of one Insethouse and one malt-kiln X [10].. Defective buildings Also they present that Anna Starlyng [annotated 'mended'], Richard Lygtfot [annotated 'mended'], John Myton [annotated 'mended'], John Gaubryel [annotated 'mended'], John Bande the younger [annotated 'mended'], Walter Wryght the younger [annotated 'mended'], Thomas Rydere [annotated 'mended'] have ruined and defective buildings. And that they should have a day to repair the said buildings until the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist next in the future. Also it was ordered in the preceding Court by this Court they have not repaired them. And it was still they were ordered to put the aforesaid buildings right before the aforesaid feast under the penalty put in the same Court. Bailiff answerable holdings remain in the lord’s hand To the same court came Richard Bawdewene and he surrendered one quarter of assarted demesne land into the hand of the lord, which he held from the lord for viijs [8s] a year. After which surrender no-one came to take the said assart. Therefore it remained in the lord’s hand and the bailiff was ordered to be answerable for the profits Also the bailiff was ordered to be answerable to the lord for the income from ij [2] cottages lately belonging to Robert Tele, the Smyth, which were accustomed to render iiijs [4s] a year as income, being in the lord’s hands, having no tenants. [This is the end of the roll. There is no mention of the assessors of fines, income or steward’s expenses] [Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]

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Akerman, Robert,
Bande, John,
Baudewene, Richard,
Cook, William,
Gaubryel, John,
Goffe, John,
Lygtfot, Richard,
Mergret, Nicholas,
Myton, John,
Palmere, John,
Partrych, Robert,
Prentys, Felicia,
Rydere, John,
Rydere, Thomas,
Starlyng, Anna,
Starlyng, Thomas,
Tayllour, John,
Tayllour, Thomas,
Tele, Alice,
Tele, Robert,
Tele, Thomas,
Treket, John,
Wryght, Walter,
Wryght, William,
Yarwey, Henry,
Yarwey, John

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