Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    TW610
  • Title
    Copy of Inquisition post mortem taken at Bedford 23 March 44 Elizabeth 1602 on the death of William Boteler late of Biddenham, esquire
  • Date free text
    23 Mar 1602
  • Production date
    From: 1602 To: 1602
  • Scope and Content
    Jury present that on the day of his death he was seized in fee of ... a manor in Biddenham, once priory of Newnham and in tenure of John Baker esquire, and a view of frankpledge in Biddenham; ... rectory and advowson of vicarage of Biddenham ... capital messuage in Fourthend of Biddenham once Kirtons in which William Boteler lived .. 3 messuages, 15 cottages, 1 windmill, 560 acres arable and leys, 80 acres meadow, 140 acres pasture in Biddenham in tenures of William Boteler, Robert Woodward, Andrew Wright, Thomas Harper, Richard Markes, John Britten, Henry Woodward, John Morris, Robert Cooke, John Oswalde, John Williamson, William Phage, Joan Bale widow, Michael Milton, Richard Faldo, Mart.Rose widow, Edward Berrye, John Gyne and Nicholas Payne ... a manor in Bromham ... Cawdwell Wood, 40 acres in Clapham ... a cottage, 20 acres pasture, 10 acres wood in Clapham bought of Richard and Edward Lawrence ... a messuage and 2 other cottages in Clapham and 40 acres land, 4 acres meadow, 10 acres pasture in Clapham and Ockeley ... a messuage, 10 acres land and 7 acres pasture in Knotting and Souldropp ... the Whitehart in Bedford, 3 cottages, 20 acres land and pasture in Bedford belonging to the same messuage and bought of John Yarrowe, gentleman ... 3 cottages, a toft and fish pond and 2 acres 1 rood pasture and 80 acres land in Bedford At the time of his death this property was affected by: deed 17 June 1594 touching ... Rectory of Biddenham, tithes and profits (donation of vicarage excepted); parsonage house, 120 acres land, 24 acres meadow, 26 acres pasture in Biddenham; common of pasture for 100 sheep, and 20 cows in common fields of Biddenham; a dovecote in Biddenham; moiety of Cawdwell wood in Clapham which were conveyed to the use of Ursula Boteler his wife by way of jointure; ... capital messuage called Kirtons with appurtenances; 3 closes of pasture adjoining containing 80 acres and 30 acres meadow called Kings meadow; 16 acres pasture near adjoining called Oldewhitings in Biddenham ... a messuage in Biddenham with 96 acres land, 10 acres meadow, 6 acres pasture in tenure Andrew Wrighte to use of William for term of life, remainder to Ursula his wife for life, reversion to heirs of William; deed 1 January 1602 by which William Boteler gave to his younger son, Oliver Boteler ... one annuity of £50 from Kirtons and other property in Biddenham (except the Rectory and land etc. in tenure Robert Woodward): deed 7 January 1602 between: 1) William Boteler 2) Francis Farrer of Harrolde gentleman 3) Thomas Boteler, son and heir of William Boteler 4) Anne Farrer, daughter and sole heir of 2) ... being settlement on marriage of 3) and 4) [WW295] and reciting that Thomas Boteler the son married Anne Farrer on 10 January 1602 at Biddenham William Boteler died at Biddenham on 17 February last, at which time Thomas Boteler was 15 years, 11 months, 8 days of age. The land in Knotting descended to Thomas immediately by hereditary right The jury present that: ... the manor in Biddenham and a messuage in tenure Thomas Malcotte late in tenure of William Boteler, and certain closes of land lying in the Cunditt, Middle and Barley fields and in Hayland in Bedford and Biddenham, and 25 acres in Kingsmead and 6 acres meadow called Island were bought of John Goswicke and are held of the Queen in chief by knight’s service, i.e. the 10th part of a knight’s fee; ... rectory of Biddenham and advowson of church of Biddenham held in chief by 10th part of a knight’s fee ... capital messuage once Kirtons, 130 acres land, 4 acres meadow and 8 acres pasture belonging to messuage held of prebendary of Lincoln in common socage by rent 18d ... 2 tofts in Fordend in Biddenham, one Davers the other in tenure Thomas Mowse; and a cottage, land and tenement in Biddenham, parcel of the premises held from John Dive esquire, in socage as of his manor in Biddenham by fealty and rents of 9s 7½d and 2 capons and 2 pounds of pepper ... a messuage in Biddenham now in tenure Nicholas Payne and 60 acres land, 3 closes pasture and 1 cottage in Biddenham called the Tild Howse are held of David Fildoe and others, but by what services the jury are ignorant ... 94 acres land and leys and 14 acres meadow in Biddenham, parcel of premises once in tenure William Malcott, were bought by William Boteler from Francis Ventris gentleman, and were once parcel of the chantry in Bromham and are held of the Queen as of the manor of East Greenwich, Kent, in free burgage and not in chief nor by knight’s service ... 5 acres meadow in Kingsmead held of Oliver Lord St.John as of his manor of Bletsoe by two “caliares deaural” ... manor and premises in Bromham held of the Queen in chief by knight’s service, but by what part of a knight’s fee the jury are ignorant ... wood, cottage and 20 acres in Clapham bought of Lawrence held of Queen in chief by knight’e service, but by what part of Knight’s fee jury are ignorant ... messuage, close and all other premises in Clapham and Oakley held from Arden Wayferrer esquire as of manor of Clapham in socage by fealty and rent 4s ... messuage and other premises in Knotting held of one Whaller esquire by fealty as of manor in Knotting ... tenure of rest of premises in Biddenham and Bedford jury are ignorant ... the rectory of Biddenham, and the land in Biddenham in the tenure of Robert Woodward not burdened with the annuity of £50, are worth £10, and the premises so charged are worth beyond the annuity £50, and are burdened with 20s ... manor in Bromham worth 53s 4d ... messuages in Clapham, Oakley and Bedford etc. worth £5 ... cottage and land etc. in Knotting worth 10s extracted 8 March 12 Charles II 1661
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