R8/62/1/1(Roll36a)

Willington, court roll [membrane 2 of R/8/62/1/1)

22 Apr, 4 Henry VI [1426]

From: 1426 To: 1426

Roll 36a Welyngton Court held there on the Monday next before the feast of Saint George in the fourth year of Henry the sixth after the conquest [April 22nd 1426] Tithing men John Miton Thomas Starlyng Robert Fesant John Gabriell John Trekat John Bande younger John Rodeland John Palmer William Taillour William Starlyng Robert Partrich’ William Wryghte’ Herriot valued at vjs viijd [6s 8d] was ordered The sworn men present that John Ridere, the lord’s villein, who held from the lord one messuage and half a virgate of land died about the last preceding feast of Saint Mathew the Apostle and one cow valued at vjs viijd [6s 8d] is given to the lord as herriot. And that Felicia, wife of the said John occupies the said messuage and land with the lord’s permission and she gives him nothing for scutage, until he is provided with a better tenant Penalty pending Also John Kempston has not mended all the enclosures of the lord’s woods, therefore the penalty above of Cs [100s] is incurred. And he is ordered to well and sufficiently make amends before the feast of Easter next in the future under the aforesaid penalty and the aforesaid penalty was referred until the same feast by the steward. Sale of wood Also that Richard Faux sold from various places in the lord’s wood. That is to say, in six measured places in the wood, for xij [12] sworn men, for xxxxiiij [80] virgates and 1 quarter and willows sold by the same Richard in the lord’s hand, at a value of vijs vjd [7s 6d] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate of land called Boslys remains in the hand of the lord and its value this year is only vs and iiijd [5s 4d] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate of land, lately belonging to William Webbe remains in the hand of the lord, and Richard Baudewyn occupied the said messuage with a croft, from which was rendered per annum iiijs [4s] and the land was demised to the said tenants, and the value this year is just vs vjd [5s 6d] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate of land called Pays remains in the hand of the lord and its value this year is only vs and viijd [5s 8d] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate of land lately belonging to Richard Starlyng remains and the value this year is only xs [10s] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate [of land] lately belonging to Thomas Teele remains and the value this year is only iijs [3s] Remaining Also that one messuage and half a virgate of land lately belonging to John Prentys is granted to John Kempston for 2 years for nothing and that he may repair the said messuage and this grant was made by John Bekingham formerly the steward there Remaining Also that one toft and half a virgate of land lately belonging to Thomas Teele remains, accordingly the above William Ridere is answerable to the lord for vjs viijd [6s 8d] for half of the said toft and land and the remainder of the value this year is only ijs [2s] The sum of this court vjs viijd [6s 8d] Assessors of fines John Miton, John Bande the elder, sworn men Expenses of the steward and other surveyors In bread vd [5d], ale xd [10d], in beef meat vd ob [5½d], in calf and piglet xijd [12d], for iiij [4] pullets iiijd [4d], j [1] capon iijd [3d], in pepper and saffron jd [1d], in supplies for the same iijd [3d], and in parchment for the rolls and ink for writing vjd [6d] Sum iiij [torn corner] [4s l½d] [Translation: Dorothy Jamieson]

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Miton, John,
Starlying, Thomas,
Fesant, Robert,
Gabriell, John,
Trekat, John,
Bande, John,
Rodeland, John,
Palmer, John,
Taillour, William,
Starlyng, Wiliam,
Partrich, Robert,
Wryghte, William,
Ridere, John,
Ridere, Felicia,
Kempston, John,
Faux, Richard,
Webbe, William,
Baudewyn, Richard,
Starlyng, Richard,
Teele, Thomas,
Prentys, John,
Bekingham, John,
Ridere, William

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