Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/5(Roll47)
  • Title
    Willington, view of frankpledge and court roll. Manor of John, Viscount Beaumont and Katherine, Duchess of Norfolk [membrane 1]
  • Date free text
    25 Oct, 37 Henry VI [1458]
  • Production date
    From: 1458 To: 1458
  • Scope and Content
    Roll 47 Wylyngton View of Frankpledge with court of Lord John, Viscount of Beaumont and Katherine Duchess of Norfolk held there on Wednesday next before the feast of the Apostles Saint Simon and Jude in the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Henry the Sixth. [25th October 1458] The sworn men present that they gave as fixed [fine] on this day vijs iijd [7s 3d] and [illegible] iijd [3d} John Yarwey and John Warner constables John Taylor. Robert Taylor, John Norman, Nicholas Cruse, John Redy, John Tiler, John Salle, John Farthing, Walter Yarwey and John Flaunders, heads of Tithings The sworn men present that they gave as fixed [fine] on this day vijs iijd [7s 3d] and that John Sulby iijd [3d] has not come to pay to the lord, therefore he is amerced. And that Elizabeth Maryon iijd [3d] made default [of court] and therefore she is amerced. And that the same Elizabeth ijd [2d] has a stopped up ditch at Dudley croft and therefore she is amerced and she is ordered to put it right it before the feast of the Lord’s Nativity under a penalty of xld [40d]. And that Simon Usshere iiijd [4d] has not put right his room and therefore he is amerced. Therefore he is ordered to mend it before the aforesaid feast, under a penalty of xijd [12d]. And that John Roper ijd [2d] has not put right Le Pyke ende, his house in his holding, just as he was ordered. Therefore he is amerced and is ordered to put it right before the next court being held, under a penalty of xijd [12d]. And that Robert Taylour ijd [2d] has not repaired his room, therefore he is amerced and he is ordered to put it right before the next [court] under a penalty of xijd [12d]. And that John Roper ijd [2d] has not repaired his barn, therefore he is amerced. Therefore he is ordered to put it right before the next, under a penalty of xijd [12d. And that Robert Wynter ijd [2d] assaulted John Salle with one stick of no value. Therefore he is amerced. And that the same John Salle ijd [2d] assaulted he same Robert Wynter with a certain stone and drew blood vid [6d] therefore he is amerced Also they say that Simon Usshere xijd [12d] took excessive toll against the terms of the statute, that he took toll twice, where he should only have taken it once. Therefore he is amerced. And he was ordered to stop doing it, under a penalty of vjs viijd [6d 8d]. And that all other things are well. Penalty xijd [12d] The sworn tasters of ale present that Alice Stowghton vjd [6d] is the common brewer and that John Norman iiijd [4d] brewed twice and John Redy ijd [2d] once, and they broke the assize, therefore they are amerced Put in a tithing John Benet was put in a tithing and sworn in Xij Sworn Men for the King John Cooke William Taylour Nicholas Waryn’ John Myton John Yarwey Thomas Warner Robert Tele William Chamberleyn William Lorymer John Rodlond Robert Bawd John Waryn’ The Sworn Men all say on their Oath that the Tithing Men well and faithfully presented and concealed nothing and that all is well. Business following from the little court Ordered to seize etc The Homage sworn there present that John Clerke who held two messuages and twenty acres of land from the lord, rendering per annum xviijs [18s] and with services to the King of ixd [9d], closed his existence after the day of the last court. And that he owed to the lord etc. Therefore the Bailiff was ordered to take all his goods and chattels whatever into the hand of the lord etc. Assessors of fines: John Cook John Myton. Sworn men Sum of this view with court xjs vjd [11s 6d] Therefrom in expenses of the Steward and other visitors, vs viijd [5s 8d]
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