Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R8/62/1/9(Roll65)
  • Title
    Willington, view of frankpledge and court roll. Manor of John Gostwick, and his wife Joan [membrane also includes Rolls 66, 67 and 68]
  • Date free text
    2 Oct, 29 Henry VIII [1537]
  • Production date
    From: 1537 To: 1537
  • Scope and Content
    Roll 65 Wyllyngton. View of Frankpledge With Court of John Gostwyke Esquire and Joan his wife held there on the second day of October in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of Henry Vlll [1537] by the grace of God, King of England and France, defender of the faith, lord of Ireland and in the same lands, supreme head of the English church. Essoins: The wardens of the Fraternity of Holy Trinity of Blounham and John Bennett The Homage, Sworn Men, Thomas Ryseley Thomas Parker Thomas Cowper Thomas Cleydon John Gostwyke Richard Smalwood Thomas Tottenham John Otley William Yarwey John Ryseley John Fyscher Nicholas Rese John Myton Thomas Warner William Sengle Who say on their oath that Walter Luke ijd [2d], knight, William Gascoign’ ijd [2d], knight, and the Prior of Newnham iiijd [4d]owe suit of Court and have made default. Therefore they are amerced. Entry into the lord's fee, Also they present that Walter Luke, knight, has entered into the lord's fee that is into one furlong of land lately belonging to Joan Holwey, widow, who was the wife of John Chamberleyn and it lies in the Brokefeld of Willington between the land of the lord of Willington, lately in John Otley's holding on the south side and the lord’s land held by Joan Ryseley on the north side and it abbuts towards the west on a furlong there called Smalwey and he holds this of the lord by fealty, suit of Court but through what other services they are totally ignorant. Therefore a day is given by the Homage at the next Court, to make a better inquiry. … … Entry into the lord’s fee And the named present that William Gascoign’, knight, has entered into the lord's fee, that is into one half acre of land lying in the Willington fields, that is in one furlong called over lynehyll between the land pertaining to the Warden of Fraternity of the Holy Trinity of Blounham on the north part and the lord of Willington's land, now in Thomas Tottenham's tenure, on the south part and it abutts towards the west on nether lynehyll and he holds from the lord by fealty, suit of Court but through what other services they are totally ignorant. Therefore a day was given as above. Entry into the lord’s fee And furthermore they present that the Wardens of the Fraternity of the Holy Trinity of Blounham have entered into the lord's fee, that is into two strips of land likewise lying on the furlong called over lynehyll and into two strips of land likewise lying on the furlong called nether lynehyll and the aforesaid four strips project through the aforesaid two furlongs and they lie between the land of John Gostwyk, son of William Gostwyk, on the north side and the aforesaid two strips of land lie on the aforesaid nether lynehyll lying between the land of the aforesaid lord of Willington now in the tenancy of Richard Smalwood on the south side and the aforesaid two strips of land lying on the aforesaid over lynehyll lie between the aforesaid half acre of land of the said William Gascoign, knight, on the south part by fealty, suit of Court, but through what other services they are totally ignorant. Therefore a day was given etc. as above. Entry into the lord’s fee Also they present that John Bennet [sic] has entered into the lord's fee, that is to say into two acres of land lately acquired from Simon Bennett his brother and they lie on over lynehyll, of these one acre also lies between the lord of Willington's land on the north part and the prior of Newnham's land pertaining to his Rectory of Willington to the south, and one half acre lying between the land of the lord of Wyllyngton in the holding of Thomas Warner on the north part and the land of the said lord of Wyllyngton in John Glyn's tenure on the south part and another half acre lies in the same furlong between the land of [blank] on the north part and land of Robert Read iiid [illegible] he gave the lord a year on the south part, by fealty, suit of Court but through what other services they are totally ignorant. Therefore a day was given etc. as above Strays Also they presented that a certain castrated Horse of bright bay colour came as a stray and it remained within this demesne for the space of half a year and more and it is valued at vs [5s] by the homage. Bakers of bread Also they presented that William Forde ijd [2d], Nicholas Cowper ijd [2d], Robert Hulle ijd [2d] and Edward Perdonar ijd [2d] of Bedford were common bakers of bread and have broken the assize. Therefore they were amerced. Brewers of beer And that John Glyn's wife jd [1d] is a common brewer of ale and she has broken the assize. Therefore she is amerced Vs vjd [5s 6d] They say on their oath that they gave land silver to the lord on this day with two pence. remaining in the lord's hands for the lands in the lord's hands. Two shillings And they give two shillings to the lord on this day for head silver. Penalty It is ordained by the homage with the lord's consent that no-one may keep any ducks or drakes after the quarter fair at the start of Lent, that is from Ash Wednesday under penalty of iijs iiijd [3s 4d].. Penalty It is ordained that no Tenant of the common shall cut or lop any trees called Elms neither Ashes unless the twigs and branches of these trees, called the loppe, should be of the age of sixteen years growth under penalty of forfeiture of iijs iiijd [3s 4d] to the lord. Penalty It is ordained thateach Tenant who holds free Tenements and lands shall bring and show his evidences of his intentions to the next Court that he may divide his free lands from the lord's lands under penalty of forfeiture of xs [10s] to the lord Total of the perquisites: [blank] Assessors of fines, John Myton and John Ryseley sworn men.
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