Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/5(Roll40b)
  • Title
    Willington, court baron. Manor of John, Viscount Beaumont and Katherine, Duchess of Norfolk [membrane 8 & 8d]
  • Date free text
    25 May, 30 Henry VI [1452]
  • Production date
    From: 1452 To: 1452
  • Scope and Content
    Roll 40b Parts of this roll are very dirty and faint. The script is almost impossible to read. Hall moot of lord John Viscount Beaumond and Katherine Duchess, et cetera, held there on the Thursday next after the feast of the lord’s ascension in the xxxo [30th] year of the reign of Henry Vlo [6th] [25th May 1452] Essoins none Report To this court came Walter Botuler and Edmund Botuler and Thomas Rawlyn of Blownham [Blunham]and appeared in court [torn page] themselves separately immediately on the orders of the lord’s Council for felling and removing from the boundaries trees in Willington Grove for which [torn] was announced as appears above in an earlier Court [roll 39a]. And the aforesaid Walter, Edmund and Thomas appeared in court on the orders of the tenants on the aforesaid terms and the instructions given by John Cook, John Yarwey, John Myton, John Gostwyk for the surveyors of the Receiver. One plea was with the receiver before the next. Therefore [they were] at mercy. Penalty The sworn men present that various buildings in the holding which John Rodland lately held needed repairs which the aforesaid John undertook that himself and Richard Waryner would sufficiently repair for the benefit of the lord and the new tenant. And they were ordered to sufficiently repair them before the next Lete, under a penalty of xxd [20d]. And the bailiff was ordered to take possession of all the goods and chattels being in the said holding until it was sufficiently repaired. And the aforesaid holding remains in the hand of the lord because of no tenant. Therefore the bailiff was ordered to see to the holding. And that one holding which should be accustomed to render viijd [8d] a year remained in the hand of the lord because it needed repairs and had no value until [it was] repaired. However there was a certain person there who would like to hold the cottage and render as above. So the lord will pay for the cost of the repairs in the term of xxd [20d]. One plea was with the lord’s son. Overleaf And that the tenement that John Tyler holds, lately belonging to Wyltshyres, is ruined, namely one helewew. And there is one old barn needing roofing and it is ruined, needing large timbers for the roof. That it had no value for want of the repairs. And the tenant is ordered to repair [it] because the lord wants it reinstated. And afterwards it was decided that the lord will have timber. And there is a room there in defect of repairs to the large timbers whilst it was in the hand of the lord. And that one holding lately belonging to the Wryghts, being in the hand of the lord, has not been repaired. One William Launcelyn will repair the Insethouse at his expense. And the church’s barn there is defective and the bailiff was ordered to see to the repair of the aforesaid barn and that it should be put in the hands of the lord for want of a tenant. And that Randolph Bawdewyn has one ruined barn and one Insethouse needing repairs [torn edge, may have said ‘he was ordered’] to put them right before the next under a penalty of half a mark [6s 8d]. And he has a day until the next to show his horse which he held [torn edge]… And that the holding lately belonging to Partrych has not been repaired and it was ordered to be repaired under a penalty of half a mark [6s 8d] before the next. And that he has a day after, for a year, by the authorization of the receiver etc. And that one holding lately belonging to Davy Whytcherch is in the hand of the lord and in need of repairs. William Launcelyn is to begin those repairs and render payment for his holding as the Legge. And he was ordered to sufficiently repair them before the next under a penalty of xld [40d]. And that the holding that John Clerk the younger held is ruined and totally broken down. The lord made repairs once in his main term. And afterwards the aforesaid John maintained [them] as appeared in his Court copy.and he asks for a plea with the lord. And that the malt-kiln of Robert Rydere, which William Launcelyn should repair, has not been repaired, for which xxs [20s] was intended to last, which he received from Robert Rydere to make the said repairs. And that the aforesaid Robert will provide the timber. for the aforesaid William to repair them. It has not been done so one plea was with the aforesaid William. And that one tenement lately belonging to the acremen remains in the lord’s hand and needs repairs. Therefore the bailiff was ordered to see to the repairs. Amercement iiijd [4d] And that John Waryn Roper iiijd [4d] has not repaired his building just as he was ordered at the last Court. Therefore he is amerced. And the bailiff was ordered to take possession of all his goods and chattels within his buildings until he provided sufficient security for making the aforesaid repairs. The bailiff was ordered to deliver timber to John Palmer to make an enclosure at the new barn which he has built on payment to the lord at his own expense. Allowances of wood Also the bailiff will deliver to John Goode xij [12] spars for making his repairs to one barn on payment to the lord. And the bailiff was ordered to provide for dispersing them. And the bailiff was ordered to deliver to the same John Goode two roods of underwood on condition that he makes his barn with reed as the Wattling Granting of the mill At this Court the Lord granted his water mill at Willington to Thomas Myller to hold from the feast of St. Michael the archangel next in the future until the end of the term of vj [6] years finishing next following and fully complete, rendering therefrom to the lord annually five marks, six shillings and eight pence [£4] a year at the feast of the Nativity of our lord, at the annunciation of the blessed virgin Mary, and the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in equal portions. And the lord will provide and allow for the aforesaid mill all the stuffs for the repairs of the mill as and when they are [repaired]. And the aforesaid Thomas will provide all the Carpentry works and iron for the working parts for the belt mechanisms and stones. And at the end of his term the aforesaid will well and sufficiently repair the aforesaid mill with stones and all other necessaries, and hand it back as it was received. And the lord will find everything for the repairs of the building of the said mill and the dam, to be made as and when [needed] during the aforesaid term. And the aforesaid Thomas will quarry the Gravel near the mill once in the aforesaid principal term. And the aforesaid will have the fisheries in Les Fletzates and heads of willows round the mill and all the underwood on the dam [annotated, with the reeds and ozier beds] and other profits pertaining and he makes limewash there when he is able. And if it should happen that the said mill should have defects namely for stuffs not had, then [there will be] recognized compensation to be computed in days and nights according to the rate. And John Cook, John Myton, John Yarwey stand bail and will be pledges that the aforesaid Thomas Myller well and faithfully pays his rent as it was previously. And if he defaults on his payment, at another day he will pay in part or in whole payment. The aforesaid John, John Myton and John Yarwey will not demise any of said mill during the said term and will pay to the lord annually as was aforesaid and owe suit twice a year at the Court of Wylyton. Assessors of fines John Yarwey the younger, Randolph Bawdewyn, sworn men Sum of this court iiijd [4d] In expenses of the steward and visitors with the Launcelyn household vs vjd [5s 6d] In expenses for parchment and paper for the roll and the survey iiijd [4d] Sum total of the last ij [2] Courts xiijs xd [13s 10d] also for certificate vijs iiijd [7s 4d] Therefrom in expenses of the steward at the aforesaid Courts xs ijd [10s 2d]
  • Level of description
    item
Hierarchy browser