Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/4(Roll30)
  • Title
    Willington, court roll. Manor of John Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England [membrane 1d]
  • Date free text
    16 Apr, 9 Henry V [1421]
  • Production date
    From: 1421 To: 1421
  • Scope and Content
    Court of John Mowbray earl of Nottingham and Marshall of England held there on the Wednesday next after the feast of the Saints Tiburtius and Valerianus [14th April] in the ninth year of the reign of Henry the fifth after the conquest. [16th April 1421] Bekyngham Sworn men John Myton John Bande the elder John Bande the younger John Gaubryell William Tayllour William Starlyng’ John Treket Thomas Starlyng’ Robert Fesound John Yarwey John Rydere Robert Partrych Defective buildings days penalties They present that John Fesound has one grange and John Yarwey has one Bakhous [Bakehouse] [which are] ruined and defective. And John Wodeward, William Wryght the younger, John Yarwey and Richard Bawdewene [annotated, mended] have divers ruined and defective buildings and that they have days until the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist [June 24th] next in the future to repair and put right the said buildings under penalties put in the aforesaid view. Still none of them were actioned, that is to say, still they are ordered that they must put right the said buildings before the aforesaid feast under the penalty for each put at the aforesaid view. No income, no income, holdings in the hand of the lord Still two Messuages and two half-virgates of land which lately were held by Thomas Tele, the lord’s villein, according to the custom of the Manor, remain in the hand of the lord because of lack of tenant. Which Messuages and half-virgates should render xxvjs viijd [26s 8d] a year and the income to the lord this year is only xxs [20s] And so the loss is vjs viijd [6s 8d]. Also one quarter share of demesne land which lately was held by the said Thomas, rendering viijs [8s] and a half a penny per annum remains in the hand of the lord because of lack of a tenant and the income this year is only xxd [20d] And the loss is vjs iii [torn edge] ob [should read 6s 41/2d]. Also one Messuage and half a virgate of land which lately was held from the lord by Felicia Prentys, according to the custom of the Manor, remains in the hand of the lord because of lack of a tenant, which said messuage and half a virgate should be answerable for xiijd iiijd [13s 4d] a year and the income from it this year is only vs [5s], and so the loss is viijs iiijd [8s 4d]. Holding in the hand of the lord No income Also one quarter share of the demesne land, which lately was held by Richard Bawdewene which rendered viijs [8s] and a half-pence a year, remains in the hand of the lord because of lack of a tenant and the income from the same share this year is only ijs [2s]. And the loss is vjs [6s] and a half-pence. Also one Messuage and half a virgate of land which was lately held from the lord by John Rydere the younger, [annotated, the lord’s villein] according to the custom of the manor, remains in the hand of the lord for lack of a tenant, which Messuage and half a virgate of land is answerable for xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year. And the income this year is xiijs iiijd [13s 4d]. Allowances of wood Also that William Rydere, keeper of Shirehacche is ordered to allow to John Kempston ij [2] studs and one foundation beam, to John Fesound vj[6] studs and foundation beams, to Richard Baudewene xvj [16] spars , to John Bande v [5], to John Rossh’ ix [9] trees to repair their ruined houses. Concealment [annotated, as in the accounts] And that John Kempston, Wodewarde of Shirehacche, is answerable for his account for the seventh year of the reign of Henry fifth for underwood cut down and from the same John selling from the south part of Shirewood in a certain place called Beestonelesewe of xj [11] acres and a half, xxxij [32] perches. And afterwards it was accounted for by the Inquisition of John Boteler the understeward that the same John Kempston sold the same year from the same place xiiij [14] acres over and above. And so it has been concealed. Also that the same John Kempston is answerable in the said accounts for x [10] pairs of rabbits, sold from the Warren of Welyngton in the above year. And it was accounted in the inquisition of the aforesaid John Boteler that the said John on various days made sales of xx [20] pairs and so for various days and nights against orders until he worked to find pairs and concealed L [50]pairs and more. Sum of the above court, nothing So, in the expenses of the steward and other surveyors the same day iijs iijd [3s 3d]. And in the expenses of Thomas Bekingham and others being there for one day and one night, that is to say on xvilo [17th] day of June to agree with the lord’s tenants the rents of the demesne land there, for everything which is paid in cash iiijs jd [4s 1d].
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