Reference
R8/62/1/6(Roll53a)
Title
Willington, court baron
[membrane 12d]
Date free text
8 Apr, 7 Edward IV [1467]
Production date
From: 1467 To: 1467
Scope and Content
53a Wylyngton
Hallmoot held there Wednesday viijo [8th] day of April in the seventh year of the reign of Edward the fourth [1467]
Essoins: none on this day
The Homage:
John Yerwey the elder Thomas Tayllour Nicholas Waren’ John Sterlyng
John Flawndres John Waren’ John Baudewyn Nicholas Cruce
Walter Yerwey Robert Bawdewyn John Rydy Thomas Baylemont
Amercements viijd [8d.]
The sworn men present that John Sterlyng ijd [2d] [has] a pigsty with defective walls and roof; and one malt-house in the holding of Nicholas Waren’ ijd [2d] , the constable, has defective walls and roof, therefore they were amerced. And it was presented that they should repair them before the next [court] under a penalty for each of xijd [12d].
The side of the hall in the holding of John Waren’ ijd [2d] was defective in timbers, roofing and watling and the barn in Thomas Tayllour’s ijd [2d] holding facing the church were defective in walls and roof. Therefore they are amerced. And it was presented that they should be repaired before the next [court] under a penalty for each of them of xld [40d].
Penalties pending
It was ordered that Hugo Garnat should repair his hedges, formerly in the holding of Thomas Baylemont, before xv [15] days under a penalty of viijd [8d].
Deliveries of underwood
The bailiff was ordered to make delivery without delay of:
v [5]perches of withies for the repair of one barn in the Baylemont holding.
And ij [2] foundation beams for the stable in John Flaundres’ holding,
And half an acre for a new building called a malt-house in the holding of Nicholas Waren’
And that the said Nicholas should make wattle for the same building from half a rood
And half an acre for the barn in Nicholas Cruce’s holding
and x [10] perches of withies for one pigsty in John Sterlyng’s holding
and for repairing various buildings in the holding of John Yerwey the elder, xij [12] perches
And for the repair of one side of the hall in the holding of John Waren’, x [10] perches
And j [1] rood for the repair of the Mill dam
Fealty
Thomas Salt came to this court and took from the Lord one Tenement and x [10] acres of land and meadow, lately in the holding of John Salt, father of the said Thomas. To be held by himself according to the custom of the manor, with his wife and one following for the term of their lives and whichever of them lives longest. Rendering therefrom to the lord xs [10s] a year at the usual terms there, and suit of court. And they, and each of them, will repair the said Tenement at their own expense except that the Lord will provide them and each of them, with timber and with withies and laths as shall become necessary. And they made fealty
Fealty
Richard Floure came to this court and took from the Lord one [annotated, Toft] lying next to [annotated, the land] of Robert Gostwyke, and x [10] acres of land lately in William Tayllour’s holding. To be held by himself and his assigns according to the custom of the manor until the end of the xx [20] years next following. Rendering therefrom to the lord vjs viijd [6s 8d] a year at the usual terms there, and suit of court. And he made fealty
Fealty
Walter Yerwey came to this court and took from the Lord one Tenement and x [10] acres of land and meadow by rendering xs [10s] and one Cottage by rendering vs [5s] which previously were in the holding of the said Walter. To be held by himself, his wife [crossed out, and one following] the assigns of the said Walter, according to the custom of the manor, rendering to the Lord as is above, and suit of court. He, and each of them, will repair the said Tenement and Cottage during the aforesaid term. And he made fealty and was admitted.
William Lawnsleyn’ esquire came to the court and took from the Lord his several fisheries in Wyllyngton with ij [2] islands and the rabbit warren and the game of the warren within the whole aforesaid Demesne of Welyngton, with all of their fish. To be held by himself to the end of the term of his life, rendering therefrom to the Lord xijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year for the said fisheries and xiijs iiijd [13s 4d] a year to the Lord for the said warren [annotated, at the terms there]. And in the future the Lord will provide brambles, for the said William, for putting above the holes for the said rabbits in the aforesaid Warren. And if it comes to pass that anyone hunting or fishing or taking geese contained within the aforesaid fisheries or warren, the Lord should prosecute in his own name by a brief against the hunters, fishers or takers of geese so taken from the keeping of the said William Launcelyn’. The aforesaid William should take each and every revenue recovered against them by legal means and all amercements made against them in whatever court of the Lord’s tenants’ being held there for his total aforesaid term to his own proper use, without any contradiction. And he made fealty.
Assessors of fines: Randolph Bawdewyn, Thomas Tayllour, sworn men
The sum of this court: viijd [8d]
In the expenses of the steward and others: iijs ijd [3s 2d]
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