Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/4(Roll26)
  • Title
    Willington, court roll. Manor of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England [membrane 3d]
  • Date free text
    2 May, 7 Henry V [1419]
  • Production date
    From: 1419 To: 1419
  • Scope and Content
    Court of John Mowbray Earl of Nottingham and Marshall of England held there on Tuesday next before the feast of the Finding of the Sacred Cross in the seventh year of the reign of Henry Vth after the conquest [2nd May 1419] Bekyngham Essoins John Bande the younger and John Fesound of the community by John Crane Sworn men John Myton Thomas Tele William Starlyng John Gaubryel Robert Partrych William Tayllour John Treket John Bande the elder William Wryght the younger John Yarwey William Wryght the elder Defective buildings penalties undertaking They present that Thomas Tele has one ruined grange and agreed it was falling. Therefore he was ordered to put it right before the feast of Saint Peter in Chains [1st August] under a penalty of xls [40s]. And that John Rydere the younger, the lord’s villein, who held one Messuage and half a virgate of land, according to the custom of the lord’s manor from the lord has withdrawn from the lord’s demesne and is not known. Therefore John Rydere, his father, was ordered that he should make enquiries and he [that is John the younger] should set foot in the lord’s demesne under a penalty. And afterwards the same John Rydere the elder, father of the aforesaid John, brought a pledge to sustain and render service for the aforesaid holding until Michaelmas [29th September] next in the future. Grant no premium fealty To this Court came John Goffe and took from the lord one Cottage lately belonging to Joan Yarwey. To be held by the same John for the term of his life, according to the custom of the Manor. Rendering and making therefrom to the lord a year just as the aforesaid Joan customarily rendered and made. And the said John will sustain, repair and put right the said Cottage at his own cost and expense, and the lord will provide the said John with timber, by the pledge of John Gostwyk and Robert Myton and no premium as the building was ruined. And he made fealty. [Section below deleted in original] Held in the hand of the lord, no income, messuage in the fields? Also they present that Richard Bandewene who held one quarter of the dmesne land from the lord by service, rendering to the lord viijs [8s] and a half, came to this Court and surrendered the said land into the hand of the lord because he was incapable of holding the said land as was testified by all the tenants. And so the said land remained in the hand of the lord for lack of a tenant. It was ordered that the land should be returned to the demesne land at viijs [8s] and a half a year and no entry fine. It is only worth ijs vijd [2s 7d] this year and so the loss this year is vs vd [5s 5d] and a half . [end of deleted section] Grant fine iiijd [4d] fealty To this Court came Matilda, lately the wife of John Gaubryel the elder and she surrendered one Cottage and the adjacent yard which she held by service and viijd [8d] and all services, a year, into the hand of the lord, for all other services and customs. And upon this John Budenho came and took the said Cottage and adjacent yard from the hand of the lord. To be held by the same John for the term of his life, rendering therefrom to the lord a year just as the aforesaid Matilda customarily rendered. And the said John will maintain, sustain, repair and put right the said Cottage at his own cost and expense, with the pledge of John Gaubryel, receiving timber that the lord will provide to repair the said Cottage as becomes necessary. And no heriot after his death or withdrawal and he gave iiijd [4d] to the lord as entry fine and made fealty. Defective buildings days penalties Also they present that John Wodewarde, William Wryghte the younger, William Tayllour [annotated 'put right'], John Goffe, John Treket, Robert Fesound, William Rydere [annoted 'put right'], Thomas Thresshere, William Starlynge, Robert Partrych’, John Yarwey, William Wryghte the elder [annotated 'put right'], Robert Akerman Richard Bardewene, John Rydere have various ruined and defective buildings, as appeared in the preceding Court. And that they have until the feast of Saint Peter in Chains [1st August] to repair them. Therefore no action on them at this Court. And they were ordered to put the timber allowed to them in the repairs of the aforesaid buildings before the aforesaid feast, under a penalty put to them in the same court. Holding in the hand of the lord no income vjd [6d] on account Still the one Messuage and half a virgate of land which Felicia Prentys lately held from the lord, according to the custom of the Manor, remains in the hand because of lack of tenant. Which said Messuage and half a virgate of land are answerable for xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year and the income from them this year is only valued at vjs viijd [6s 8d] and so the amount owed this year vjs viijd [6s 8d]. Also one cottage that lately was held by Robert Tele according to the custom of the Manor remains in the hand of the lord because of no tenant. Which is answerable for ijs [2s] a year and the income from the said cottage is only valued at xijd [12d] this year. And so the amount owed this year is xijd [12d] [No record of the assessors of fines] Sum from this court iiijd [4d] and in expenses of the head steward, from the 6th, that is to say for being there for one day all included iijs jd [3s 1d], and in parchment bought for this roll ijd [2d].
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