Reference
R8/62/1/6(Roll55b)
Title
Willington, court baron
[membrane 9]
Date free text
28 Mar, 15 Edward IV [1475]
Production date
From: 1475 To: 1475
Scope and Content
Roll 55b Hallmoot held there on Tuesday next after the feast of Easter [26th March] in the xvo [15th] year of the reign of Edward iiijti [4th] [28th March 1475]
The homage sworn men
William Fesaunt John Yarwey middle John Bole Randolph Baudewym
Nicholas Wareyn Thomas Taillour George Claydon William Flanders
John Flaunders Henry Parcar John Noreys John Clerk
Who say that all is well. And ha [crossed out] on this [day] it was ordered to all the tenants that they should have their holdings and ditches newly repaired before the next Court, under the aforesaid penalty in the court written above [in roll 55a, 4th October 1474].
Fine nothing, that none is customary
To this [court] came John Flaunders and surrendered into the hand of the Steward one Messuage with x [10] acres of land, next to the Messuage of Isabelle Marion on the east side for the use of Thomas Flaunders, to be Tenant of the Lady, through the pledge of the Steward, and he was granted seisin. To have and to hold, according to the custom of the Manor, rendering therefrom xs [10s] a year and suit of Court. And he gave a fine as aforesaid and no heriot because none is customary.
Rabbit warren
At this, the Lady through the pledge of the Steward, granted to Thomas Passewater her several fishing waters in Welyngton with ij [2] islands and the Rabbit Warren and the game of the Warren within all the demesne of Welyngton with all of them properly pertaining and the Dead Trees and the toppe and loppe as placed upon the wild Rabbits. To have and to hold for the term of xl [40] years next following, rendering therefrom xxvjs viijd [26s 8d] a year to the Lady as written within.
The Lady granted, through the Steward, to the said Thomas the waters of the Mill in the said Township with all of the appurtenances of the same. The said Thomas will provide for the weir above, and the lady will provide the large timber pertaining to the warren. And the said Thomas will make repairs of the Dam; to have and to hold for the said term of xl [40] years rendering therefrom xls [40s] a year.
Sum of this court nothing
In steward’s expenses iiijs [4s]
In the expense of parchment and paper iiijd [4d]
Sales of underwood
The Bailiff sold iij [3] and a half roods of underwood, that total vijs [7s, a rood?] this year
And as tithe xiiij [14] and a half poles, that total viijd [8d] and a half, and which the Steward ordered the bailiff to deliver. And the bailiff says that he delivered j [1] and a half roods to Nicholas Warenn, to William Flaundres half a rood, to John Yarwey the younger half a rood.
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