R8/62/1/4(Roll28)

Willington, court roll. Manor of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England [membrane 2d]

1 May, 8 Henry V [1420]

From: 1420 To: 1420

Welyngton Court of John Mowbray Earl of Nottingham and Marshall of England held there on the Wednesday next before the feast of Saint John before the Latin gate [6th May] in the eighth year of the reign of Henry the fifth after the conquest [1st May 1420] Bekyngham Essoins Richard Lyhtfot William Wryght the younger from the community, through John Crane Sworn men John . Myton . John . Bande . the elder John + Palmer + John . Gaubryel . William . Tayllour . John . Bande . the younger John . Treket . Thomas . Starlyng’ . John + Rudland’ . John . Yarwey . John . Rydere’ . Richard + Baudewene + Amerced ijd [2d] They present that John ijd [2d] Wodewarde made default. Therefore he was amerced. Withdrawal by a villein, holding in hand, no profits Also they present that Thomas Tele, the lord’s villein , who held two Messuages with two half-virgates of land from the lord, according to the custom of the manor by rendering service to the lord and xxvjs viijd [26s 8d] a year has left the lord’s demesne of his birth and removed all his goods and chattels and but where he is not known. Therefore it was ordered that all the tenants should make enquiries. And the said holding remains in the hand of the lord because of no tenant. And the income from the same has no value this year, only xiijs iiijd [13s 4d]. And so the loss is xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] allocated in nest years accounts. Adjourned until Bedford Robert Bande who [has] a plea of debt from John Bande the younger And the said action is adjourned until Bedford Amercement iiijd [3d] John Myton and John Gaubryel, who took action against Gregory Emond in a plea of debt, are at mercy. The vicar’s Garthelands, there and John Gostwyk, who took action against the said Gregory in a plea of debt, are at mercy. Defective buildings days penalties Also the sworn men present that John Wodewarde, William Wryght the younger [annotated, illegible], John Goffe [annotated, put right], John Treket [annotated, put right], John Fesound [annotated, put right], Thomas Thressher’ [annotated, put right], William Starlyng [annotated, put right], Robert Partrych [annotated, put right], John Yarwey, Richard Baudewene, Thomas Tele [annotated, withdrawn], and John Ryder’ [annotated, put right] have divers ruined and defective buildings. And they had a day until the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist next in the future to well and adequately repair the said buildings under a penalty for each of them of xls [40s] payable to the lord if defective, as fully appears in the aforesaid view. Therefore at this court, no action was taken of them but they were ordered to put right and repair their aforesaid buildings, under the aforesaid penalties. Holding in the hand of the lord, income nil At this [court] one messuage and half a virgate of land which Felicia Prentys lately held from the lord, according to the custom of the manor, remained in the hand of the lord because of no tenant. From which the messuage and half a virgate is not answerable nor renders xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year and entry fine for the same this year. It has no worth this year except vjs viijd [6s 8d] and so the loss is vjs viijd [6s 8d]. Holding in the hand of the lord, income nil Also they present that Richard Baudewene who held one quarter of sown land in the demesne by service [and] viijs [8s] of silver, surrendered [it] into the hand of the lord because he was a poor man [and] was incapable of holding the said holding. And the income to the Lord has no value this year, only iijs [3s]. And so the loss is vs [5s] [No names of assessors of fines] Sum of this court [annotated, in the account in the eighth year of the reign of Henry Vth] vjd [6d]. And in the expenses of the head steward being there for the view for one day iijs viijd ob [3s 8½d] [annotated, allocated in the aforesaid account].

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Mowbray, John de [3rd Earl of Nottingham],
Bekyngham,
Lyhtfot, Richard,
Wryght, William,
Crane, John,
Myton, John,
Gaubryel, John,
Treket, John,
Yarwey, John,
Bande, John,
Tayllour, William,
Starlyng, Thomas,
Rydere, John,
Palmer, John,
Rudland, John,
Baudewene, Richard,
Wodewarde, John,
Tele, Thomas,
Bande, Robert,
Emond, Gregory,
Gostwyk, John,
Goffe, John,
Fesound, John,
Thresshere, John,
Starlyng, William,
Partrych, Robert,
Prentys, Felicia

WILLINGTON, Willington Manor, court rolls, villein, debt, surrenders